Google's Daydream is a VR platform which will be released later this year. It will be the successor to Google Cardboard. Major partners of Google have already pledged to build phones compatible with the VR platform.

1. DAYDREAM VR
A platform for high quality mobile VR by Google

2. Contents
■ What is VR
■ Google Cardboard
■ Other VR platforms
■ Daydream
■ Software Requirements
■ Hardware Requirements
■ For Developers

3. What is Virtual Reality (VR)?
■ A technology that simulates real or imaginary
environment and allows user to interact with that
environment
■ To ‘enter’ in virtual reality mode, user has to wear a
special headset with all necessary sensors and high-
quality display, earphones, and a special controller for
interaction with the virtual world

4. Google Cardboard
■ Google’s platform for low-cost VR introduced in 2014
■ $4 headset is created from cardboard or plastic
■ User’s Android phone is used as a screen for the headset
■ The Android phone should have gyroscope for tracking
orientation
■ Cardboard provides seamless VR experience with some
special apps from Play Store or 360 videos from YouTube

5. Other VR Platforms
■ Oculus Rift by Facebook
■ Gear VR by Samsung
■ Vive by HTC
■ These platforms provide more immersive VR
experiences with high-quality headsets, controllers and
sensors

6. Daydream VR
■ Google introduced Daydream VR in 2016
■ High-quality product
■ Directly competes with Oculus, Gear VR and HTC Vive
■ Takes mobile VR to the next level
■ Google will certify mobile devices as ‘Daydream Ready’
to ensure high-quality, more immersive, and seamless
VR experience
■ Supports more comfortable headsets and a dedicated
controller for interaction

7. Daydream VR

8. Software Requirements
■ Available as ‘Virtual Reality Mode’ in Android’s newest
version- 7.0 Nougat
■ To enable VR mode, the phone needs to have
‘Daydream-ready’ certification
■ Thus, not all phones with Android 7.0 will support
Daydream VR

9. Hardware Requirements
■ Hardware plays an important role to make a phone
‘Daydream-ready’
■ High-quality gyroscope and other low-latency sensors
■ Low-persistence display with highest possible resolution
■ High-performance SoC (chipset) with powerful CPU and
GPU, that will not overheat too quickly

10. For Developers
■ Currently, Daydream is available in Android N Preview
version only on Nexus 6P
■ Nexus 6P can be used as Daydream-ready Do-It-Yourself kit
■ A VR viewer, such as Cardboard is used as a headset and
any other phone with gyroscope can be used as a
controller
■ Google VR SDK is used for Daydream app development.
The same is available with Android N Preview SDK

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