Closing Keynote: Cardboard Google I/O 2014
summary
Description of Google Cardboard, a low-cost VR headset built from cardboard, two lenses and two magnets that use the phone compass as a button, and the production path from hand-cut prototypes to laser-cut runs driven by a Python script that generates SVG templates. Reports on distribution (10,000 units shipped at I/O, ~500,000 in circulation), adoption by companies like Volvo, and availability of Android and Unity SDKs for content.
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- 0:00Introduction
- 2:56Cardboard origins
- 7:13Google I/O demo
- 9:41Maker community impact
- 12:54Cardboard VR platform
- 14:19Conclusion & Q&A
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