Google seriously we take for VR, the rise of Android VR – Antyweb

I am very curious as to whether the emergence of a set of VR from Google with a new, dedicated platform, which of course will be called Android VR will be the end of the cardboard Cardboard. I’m still thrilled capabilities of ultra-low-cost kit, which was the first step Google in the world of VR, but apparently the company of Mountain View has already decided and does not intend to give up the field of competition.

The truth in fact is that the Cardboard rival typical sets VR simply can not, mostly for technical reasons – folding a piece of cardboard and plastic lenses is a combination of having the maximum to reduce the costs they incur those wishing to try VR or institution wishing to massive use of VR technology, eg. in education.

Continued and growing interest in the market for a whole bunch of companies somehow forced Google to re deliberately participate in the “race”, which resulted in the decision to establish a set of real events, but that, of course, Google is not stopped. We still do not know too much about Android VR, but recent reports Financial Times indicates that the project is based on the equipment the most popular mobile operating system with features supporting VR technology. In the first instance benefit the developers who will be able to conveniently and quickly develop applications using virtual reality, which in turn has popularize this novelty among users.

There are also the first details of the same set, which is to be designed in a similar way as the Nexus devices – one of the main objectives is to develop a model on which to base to other manufacturers, partners of Google. In addition, we learned that the kit will be similar to the product Samsung Gear VR, but will be equipped with “better sensors” to ensure less dependence on the capabilities of your smartphone. Nevertheless, the action set will of course be based just on the smartphone user.

The upcoming strode conference Google I / O appears to be the ideal moment to debut such a project and on the basis of the report the FT we can safely assume that he in may we will know the Google proposal related to the VR market. According to the same source, the launch of the new set of Google will wait, however, until September.