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Google cardboard is made of paper. It also features two cute little lenses.
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Google Cardboard is a Head-mounted virtual reality device made of fold-able cardboard and a pair of lenses designed to house a variety of smartphones. The smartphone then plays the role of a processing and displaying unit. Google Cardboard is thus not a standalone device, and as other similar virtual reality devices, which it inspired, needs a smartphone to display the media content.
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Cardboard is not sold by Google, Inc. itself. Instead, Google open-sourced the schematics and the list of parts, and potential customers can now choose from a selection of devices offered by more than 9 manufacturers. This selection does not include the smartphone holders inspired by Google Cardboard, such as [[Beenoculus]], [[Cmoar]] or more advanced ones such as [[Samsung Gear VR|Gear VR]].
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Google also provides two software development kits that developers can use to create virtual reality content or adapt their already existing applications to it.<ref>Cardboard. 2015. Google Developers [online]. Available online at: https://developers.google.com/cardboard/ (Retrieved 21 October 2015))</ref>
  
 
== Main characteristics ==
 
== Main characteristics ==

Revision as of 09:18, 21 October 2015

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Googlecardboard 1.jpg
Category VR device (smartphone holder)
Developer Google Inc.
Announced 25 June 2014
Released Developers:
Consumers: June 2014
Price 5 USD
Operating system smartphone dependent
Sensors

N/A

Weight 54 g
Controls

button

Data available good
Risk factor low
not standalone
https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/

Google Cardboard is a Head-mounted virtual reality device made of fold-able cardboard and a pair of lenses designed to house a variety of smartphones. The smartphone then plays the role of a processing and displaying unit. Google Cardboard is thus not a standalone device, and as other similar virtual reality devices, which it inspired, needs a smartphone to display the media content.

Cardboard is not sold by Google, Inc. itself. Instead, Google open-sourced the schematics and the list of parts, and potential customers can now choose from a selection of devices offered by more than 9 manufacturers. This selection does not include the smartphone holders inspired by Google Cardboard, such as Beenoculus, Cmoar or more advanced ones such as Gear VR.

Google also provides two software development kits that developers can use to create virtual reality content or adapt their already existing applications to it.[1]

Main characteristics

Purpose

Company & People

Important Dates

Ethical Issues

Health Risks

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

Public Policy

Related Technologies, Project or Scientific Research

References

  1. Cardboard. 2015. Google Developers [online]. Available online at: https://developers.google.com/cardboard/ (Retrieved 21 October 2015))