LOW COST
The fold out cardboard set-up of Google Cardboard promotes the product as the Cheapest Virtual Headset on the Virtual Reality market. This allows for a low cost and yet still, an innovative virtual experience where users could build their own virtual headset with specifications featured by google, or just simply order a Pre-Made Google Cardboard!
SET-UP
The list of parts, schematics and guidelines for the set-up are made freely available on the Google Website. After assembling all of the parts, a mobile phone can be placed in the back of the device and held rigidly by the selected fastening device to begin using the functions of the headset.
Split Screen App
Google Cardboard features a compatible app which splits the screen for each eye. At the same time, the application applies a barrel distortion to each image to counter pincushion distort from the lenses, which leads to a really wide view with stereoscopic image.
After an update at Google I/O 2015, Google Cardboard has become compatible with phones which have screens of up to 6 inches(about 150mm) by removing the magnet and instead, placing the magnet switch with a conductive lever.
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