If you are looking for an experience as close as possible to the real world, then a Virtual Reality gadget is the only thing you need. None if the activities that you are seeing or hearing are really happening while you are wearing a virtual-reality device, but you could swear that you are already there.
In such scenarios, you are affected by these immersive destinations and all of them are unveiling right in front of you. To the outside viewers, you are only a person with a technological system who sees the world through it.
1. Google Cardboard
The more down-to-earth device based on VR experiences that we encounter is Google Cardboard. It is, simply put, a virtual-reality headset designed for anyone of us. And it allows everyone else to have fun while being lost in their own world for just a little while, but without spending a lot of cash.
Google Cardboard is designed for use in brief sessions, so it does not have attaching straps to keep it on for a longer interval. Its viewing experience is also shown on your smart phone’s display. Different sounds come from the main sound system designed into the phone and it is functioning with the Android operating program and devices based on it, such as Android version 4.1 (Jellybean) and newer, and software especially designed for Google Cardboard.
The iOS from Apple is also working, but it is not fully supported, so activities might vary for different users. In addition, there are more then 250 applications for Cardboard available in the Google Play store, in contrast to a much wider variety of iOS programs listed in App Store especially for VR devices.
Rather than being designed from high-end components and materials, Google Cardboard carcass is made from darkish and corrugated pieces of cardboard and a few elements that can be bought in any shop. The DIY users can follow online tutorials for making one of their own. Complete offers, with a set of recommendations printed right onto the carcass, can be found in the specialized stores on the Internet.
Google specialists designed this device during their freethinking time — the time when the company encourages its employees to spend it for creative projects that present an interest to them.
In the place where the smart phone is used to perform as a VR viewer, Google Cardboard has its near field communication (NFC). When the telephone with NFC is inserted in the slot, the tag is able to recognize it. A distinct sound beeps in the Cardboard application that is used, and the software immediately switches on viewer mode, displaying two images on the stereoscopic landscape’s viewpoint. The phone is kept in its place with a Velcro band that is attached to the VR device.
2. Gear VR
Gear Virtual Reality, or Gear VR, has a large fan base in gamers or techies who are willing to pay for the latest gadgets, since they analyze every detail about devices like Galaxy S6 or Facebook’s Oculus Rift. VR technologies like these are advanced, for the passionate ones and might cost up to a couple of hundred dollars — but starting at reasonable prices without the extra elements —, while headsets from other top companies are still in a developing stage.
Gear VR is a gadget used in the tests presented in tech conferences and it is incredibly fun during its use. You can experience exclusive trips like walking through places in different locations at your choice and doing fun stuff live driving sports cars and traveling in entire unknown places.
The resolution and perception problems found in the previous versions of Samsung’s VR devices are reduced in the latest edition of Gear VR. While, at a brief glance, this new version does not seem to be very different from the others compatible with Galaxy Note 4, after the device is attached to its owner, the experience is indeed much improved.
To begin with, the whole device is significantly lighter, due to the aspect that Galaxy S6 is weighing less than Galaxy Note 4. The ties are more relaxed but still fit firmly, and there is a release on the left part of the headsets that decreases lens’ clouding. Overall, the company has really achieved the sensation of complete comfort for the person wearing it.
The other main problems resolved by VR Gear and Facebook’s Oculus is improving the display’s quality, which is a serious problem for all creators of VR devices, since there is needed a larger resolution for today’s gadgets, and even more in the future. But, for now, the 1440p in Gear VR looks really excellent.
Galaxy S6 has 5.1” screen that is smaller than its 5.7” predecessor inserted into the Galaxy Note 4, but this improvement indicates the pixels’ density is clearly greater — a 577 ppi in comparison to only 515. It might not seem like a lot, however it makes quite a difference when it is used in real life.
3. Morpheus
Last but not least, Sony reveals a prototype for a new VR headset, called Morpheus, that will be launched in 2016, this being model of the ear phones that will bring significant developments as opposed to previous models that have been released last year.
This version model has an improved display RGD OLED of 1920 x 1080 with a refresh rate of 120Hz for very low latencies and more ergonomic appearance for a simpler and relaxed use.
The gadget will be functioning with the PlayStation 4 console. The company is normally looking for creating a VR game that can be compatible with their Project Morpheus and they already have a VR movie studio room.
As a little drawback shown for this prototype is that things can bring light headaches sometimes when they are used, and redirecting in some programs can be a bit tricky without some experience.
Plus, the VR software might be consuming for the owner due to its massive technological advancements.
