Why Google Cardboard Not Occulus Will Drive VR

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by prbuckley • 11 years ago

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shostack• 11 years ago

I bought an Unofficial Cardboard 2+ after being blown away by the Samsung GearVR demo I tried. I've used it maybe twice since then.

Granted I am using it with my old Nexus 4 which doesn't have the greatest resolution, but the experience still is way off. There is a certain level of tracking that is very noticeably missing when going from a GearVR to the Cardboard, and I can only imagine a similar gap between the high-end dedicated desktop-driven headsets about to hit the market and the GearVR.

The gap is the difference between "crap, it's out of alignment again--maybe if I just keep my head slightly tilted..." and "whoah, I just jumped when I turned around and saw a shark swimming at me."

I agree that in the future low-end headsets will likely be dominant, but the motion tracking needs to get a lot better with them to even be worth going through the hassle. The app experience also needs to dramatically improve in terms of quality and input options.

Why Google Cardboard Not Occulus Will Drive VR

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