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Why Google Cardboard Not Occulus Will Drive VR

3 pointsby prbuckleyover 9 years ago

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shostackover 9 years ago
I bought an Unofficial Cardboard 2+ after being blown away by the Samsung GearVR demo I tried. I&#x27;ve used it maybe twice since then.<p>Granted I am using it with my old Nexus 4 which doesn&#x27;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.<p>The gap is the difference between &quot;crap, it&#x27;s out of alignment again--maybe if I just keep my head slightly tilted...&quot; and &quot;whoah, I just jumped when I turned around and saw a shark swimming at me.&quot;<p>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.