Low -priced smartphone -mounted VR headset, Corona's evil should be revived

In the past, as a virtual reality (VR) headset, users were required to use their smartphones.Do you remember that time?There were also cardboard assembly "Google Cardboard", which was distributed as goods for magazines and sales promotion, and "Gear VR" sold with all Samsung smartphones.There was also a VR headset called Google's "Daydream View".

In 2019, I wrote a memorial article (English) for smartphone VR.The smartphone VR was almost as good as dead.The sale of Gear VR and Daydream View has already ended.Many recent smartphones cannot even use these old viewers or headsets, nor have new apps have been developed.

VR itself still exists properly, but it is common to connect goggles to PCs and game consoles and use them as a completely standalone system, such as "Oculus Quest".Great games and apps are provided, and users can be immersed in the world.

I am at home now.That's all for the past month.He is sitting in a chair in a home office, going up and down the stairs at home, and looking at things in the house.Except for the drawers with old things, there were some Google Cardboard.

The smartphone was attached to Google Cardboard, opened YouTube and played 360 -degree videos.Looking into Google Cardboard, a roller coaster was shown on a small screen that was blurred, but functioning properly.The day when you can ride a real roller coaster will not come for a while.

The recent problem of VR headset is that it is not attractive, it is expensive and difficult to find.Many VR headsets are sold out or delayed due to the new colon virus infection (COVID-19).High -end products can reach $ 1,000 (about 110,000 yen) with headsets, controllers and sensors.Even if the headsets are enough, they have now entered an era where many people suffer from lack of funds and unemployment.

That's why the popularity of smartphones -based (AR) apps, despite the fact that they seem a bit playful, is now growing.People are interested in letting animals appear at home in AR.If you can continue to entertain your kids and themselves, anything is fine.

Previously, we were able to use VR more easily and more easily.Shouldn't it be now a smartphone VR to be revived?

In a sense, smartphone VR is still surviving.Google Cardboard is still on sale, and many other small viewers are the same.What I always liked was a plastic glasses -type viewer that fixes to a smartphone with a clip, and this type of viewer can be easily attached to various sizes and shape smartphones.It functions like a small three -dimensional viewer and has enough performance to enjoy many YouTube videos.

For now, the killer app for smartphone VR will be YouTube.Google is still supporting Cardboard VR in the YouTube app, and tapping the goggle -shaped icon at the bottom right of the screen will display the required split view mode for VR.If you look for it, you will find a lot of 360 degrees and 180 -degree 3D videos.There is also a YouTube channel exclusively for VR.