Google will build its own 'Daydream-ready' VR headset and controller
Amateur hour is over.
Though Google's already got a foothold in virtual reality with Cardboard, the company made it clear it's really serious about VR. At Google I/O, the company announced Daydream, its VR ecosystem.
While Google only showed off a reference design for a VR headset and controller for developers to model their own after, Clay Bavor, Google's vice president of VR, confirmed the company will build its very own headset and controller. The company didn't say if development has already started or when it might launch.
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Daydream-ready smartphones will need to meet a stringent set of requirements. They will need to have low latency, sustained performance, head tracking and a VR system UI, according to Google.
These specs will allow users to have an optimal VR experience that won't make them nauseous.
A VR controller with a clickable touchpad, motion sensors and two buttons will also be a requirement for Daydream VR headsets.
Eight phone makers will have Daydream-ready smartphones out by the end of the year:
Interestingly enough, Google didn't unveil the long-rumored all-in-one VR headset. The headset was rumored to not require a smartphone or PC to work. It's unclear if Google is still working on this internally and it's just not ready or if it has shifted its strategy to Daydream.
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