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How Google Cardboard Brought VR to the Masses

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3 Hours15 Mins
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Summary
The first project looks at the technologies that allowed Google to launch the now famous New York Times Google Cardboard experience and help make Virtual Reality a household name. We will also highlight how it also democratized VR development with the release of the SDK for Unity.
Project Objective
  • Describe what the term XR means
  • Discuss the differences between VR, AR and MR
  • Describe the technologies that brought Google Cardboard VR to the masses
  • Explain why performance is so critical to avoiding motion sickness in VR
  • Describe the technology behind spatial audio support, such as Google Spatial Audio
  • Describe what role IMUs and solid state accelerometers play in Google Cardboard
  • Describe what role fast mobile processors played in making Google Cardboard possible
  • Utilize your knowledge of XR technologies to create your own project concepts.
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Last updated: October 05, 2019
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Language
English