Oculus Thrift

Oculus Thrift

Google’s reaction on a facebook’s multibillion purchase of a company of virtual world innovation Oculus is GOOGLE CARDBOARD which enables an enthusiast of virtual reality to enter inside it’s new world

Google cardboard is a DIY device which consists of simple articles such as Cardboard: which folds in a very short span very easily, in order to be a door to virtual world. Lenses: biconvex lenses with focal length 45mm, they converge the two dimensional image and are then combined in the brain to give the perception of three dimensional depth. Magnets: they are used to trigger the phone’s compass to select various available demo options and an advanced Phone: apple, android as well as on windows phone

Application of mobile phone in this device is to access the the application developed by Google named “Cardboard” available on google play, download it and enjoy the new world. The application’s SDK (software developing kit) for Android enables developers to get familiar with OpenGL, it is an open source application performance interface for rendering 2D nad 3D vector graphics and is typically used for graphics processing unit (GPU) to achieve hardware accelerated rendering, it is an useful tool and can be further explored on https://www.opengl.org/  to quickly start creating VR applications. The toolkit simplifies many common VR development tasks, including Lens distortion correction, Head tracking: it makes the experience of the user more realistic by using the head movements. 3D calibration: it simply turns on the three dimensional mode making colour shifts in a drastic way. Side-by-side rendering, it considers the user into a specified condition which possibles the user’s presence in virtual world. Stereo geometry configuration and User input event handling.

Cardboard app enables user to launch their favourite VR experience. Here is the set of demos available on the app:

• Earth:Fly where your fancy takes you on Google Earth.
•  Tour Guide: Visit Versailles with a local guide.
•  YouTube: Watch popular YouTube videos on a massive screen.
•  Exhibit: Examine cultural artifacts from every angle.
•  Photo Sphere: Look around the photo spheres you’ve captured.
•  Windy Day: Follow the story (and the hat) in this interactive animated short from Spotlight Stories.

The effect is quite mesmerizing and truly immersive when you are up to the experiences ,google  has made the various VR voyage options available are stunning in which images are surprisingly sharp if one move around too quickly can feel dizzy but at the whole the experience is totally new and pretty impressive.