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{{Device Infobox | {{Device Infobox | ||
|image=[[File:google cardboard1.jpg|350px]] | |image=[[File:google cardboard1.jpg|350px]] | ||
| | |VR/AR=[[Virtual Reality]] | ||
| | |Type=[[Head-mounted display]] | ||
|Subtype=[[Slide-on HMD]], [[DIY HMD]] | |||
|Platform= | |Platform= | ||
|Creator=[[David Coz]], [[Damien Henry]] | |Creator=[[David Coz]], [[Damien Henry]] | ||
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|Operating System=[[Android]], [[iOS]] | |Operating System=[[Android]], [[iOS]] | ||
|Requires=Smartphone | |Requires=Smartphone | ||
|Predecessor=None | |||
|Successor=[[Google Cardboard 2]] | |||
|Display=Depends on the smartphone | |Display=Depends on the smartphone | ||
|Resolution=Depends on the smartphone | |Resolution=Depends on the smartphone | ||
|Pixel Density=Depends on the smartphone | |||
|Refresh Rate= | |Refresh Rate= | ||
|Persistence= | |Persistence= | ||
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|Website=[https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/ Google Cardboard] | |Website=[https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/ Google Cardboard] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Google Cardboard, announced in Google I/O on June 25, 2014, is a DIY, cardboard cut-out, smartphone mount developed by [[Google]]. With a smartphone inserted, Google Cardboard allows the user to have a [[Virtual Reality]] experience by holding it close to his or her face. | Google Cardboard, announced in Google I/O on June 25, 2014, is a DIY, cardboard cut-out, smartphone mount developed by [[Google]]. With a smartphone inserted, Google Cardboard allows the user to have a [[Virtual Reality]] experience by holding it close to his or her face.. | ||
While Google Cardboard requires a smartphone with stereoscopic display software, this simple and affordable device is constructed with lenses, a magnet, a piece of hook-and-loop fastener and a rubber band. With no official manufacturer, Google has listed the schematics and instructions for the device on its website. Users can either construct one themselves or purchase them from a number of unofficial vendors. [[#Version 2|2nd version]] of Google Cardboard was released on May 28, 2015. It supports larger smartphones and replaced the magnetic ring with a universal input button. | While Google Cardboard requires a smartphone with stereoscopic display software, this simple and affordable device is constructed with lenses, a magnet, a piece of hook-and-loop fastener and a rubber band. With no official manufacturer, Google has listed the schematics and instructions for the device on its website. Users can either construct one themselves or purchase them from a number of unofficial vendors. [[#Version 2|2nd version]] of Google Cardboard was released on May 28, 2015. It supports larger smartphones and replaced the magnetic ring with a universal input button. | ||
[[Apps]] such as immersive games and concert experiences are available in the Google Play store. Developers familiar with [[OpenGL]] can use [[Cardboard SDK]] for [[Android]] and [[iOS]] to rapidly create VR apps for the device. | [[Apps]] such as immersive games and concert experiences are available in the Google Play store. Developers familiar with [[OpenGL]] can use [[Cardboard SDK]] for [[Android]] and [[iOS]] to rapidly create VR apps for the device. | ||
Cardboard is [[Google VR]]'s low-end mobile VR platform while Daydream is the high-end. | |||
==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
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===iOS Apps=== | ===iOS Apps=== | ||
===Access Cardboard Apps with Other HMDs=== | |||
[[Samsung Gear VR]] users can download the [[CB Enabler for Gear VR]]<ref>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youtopiavr.cbenabler</ref> to access Cardboard Apps. | |||
==Developer== | ==Developer== | ||
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'''May 28, 2015''': Google Cardboard support for iOS was released in Google I/O 2015. | '''May 28, 2015''': Google Cardboard support for iOS was released in Google I/O 2015. | ||
'''May 28, 2015''': [[YouTube]] | '''May 28, 2015''': [[YouTube]]'s [[360 Videos]] will support Cardboard. | ||
'''November 7, 2015''': New York Times shipped over 1 million Google Cardboard to their subscribers. In addition to Cardboard, Times also released a VR App on November 5th and a series of VR films. | |||
'''January 13, 2016''': [[Spatial audio]] is supported by [[Cardboard SDK for Android]] and [[Cardboard SDK for Unity|Unity]]<ref>http://googledevelopers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/spatial-audio-comes-to-cardboard-sdk.html</ref> | |||
'''January 27, 2016''': Google announced that 5 million Cardboard viewers were shipped and 25 million Cardboard apps were installed from Google Play. | |||
'''February 10, 2016''': Google announced native support for [[Unity]] during the [[Vision Summit 2016]] [[event]]. | |||
'''March 2, 2017''': Google announced that 10 million cardboards were shipped, 160 million downloads of cardboard apps were downloaded from Google Play and the 30 most popular apps have more than 1 million downloads. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Virtual Reality Devices]] | [[Category:Virtual Reality Devices]] | ||