Google’s Daydream is the future of VR
Virtual reality fans love the 3D scenes, spatial audio and the reaction of their apps and VR sets to their movement; there is no doubt VR is next big thing in tech and entertainment. Till now, the main contenders in the VR field seem to be Samsung’s Gear VR, Facebook’s Oculus Rift, and the HTC Vive but some of these sets come with a higher than average cost and are not available everywhere. Google Cardboard solves part of this issue by providing a simple and inexpensive VR set allowing a user to download Cardboard compatible apps on Android and iOS smartphones to have the full virtual reality experience. Cardboard has now shipped more than 5 million sets with many more Cardboard apps created since launch.
Google fans who were frustrated with Google’s Cardboard being less than high quality can now set their minds at ease. At I/O 2016, Google demonstrated huge plans for the VR industry by announcing Daydream, a new platform for all hardware and software makers to use in the development of virtual reality. According to Google’s developer site,
“Daydream is a new platform for low-latency, immersive, and interactive mobile VR.”
The introduction of Daydream cuts out the building of hardware and software from scratch for virtual reality. Google intends to provide its “specifications” such as sensors and screens for manufacturers to quickly develop devices that can utilise the Daydream platform. Indeed, Google itself plans on making VR hardware soon, call it the Google Nexus of VR. There is much excitement about Daydream. What do you think? Leave a comment.
Via: |Engadget|
Source: |Google VR|
Image: |Google VR|
