Talk:Google Cardboard

Draft
I see User:Zecharixs created Draft:Google_Cardboard in Articles for Creation, but it was rejected.


 * There seems to be some valuable content there. So I'm copying it here, for possible use/salvage:


 * Google Cardboard is a DIY virtual reality headset introduced at Google I/O 2014. It is powered by a smartphone and as its name suggests, is made of cardboard. It is intended as a low cost system to encourage interest and develop in virtual reality and VR applications. It was created by two Google Paris employees in their 20 percent time.


 * Google Cardboard is made of parts roughly costing at least $20. The parts are cardboard cut into a precise shape, 40 mm focal distance lenses, magnets, velcro, a rubber band, and an optional NFC tag. A smartphone is inserted in front of the lenses and the Google Cardboard app splits the smartphone display image into two, one for each eye. The lenses create a distortion effect that sends each half to one eye and creates the impression of a stereoscopic 3D image with a wide field of view.


 * Google distributed Cardboard to attendees at its I/O developers conference and published a specification so that others can build it. It is not directly selling them to the public. However, some third party companies are offering kits with all the necessary parts to build one.


 * -- John Broughton (♫♫) 23:11, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

History section?
After reading what seemed fairly relevant news today - Google's removal of all 'Cardboard' named apps from the Google Play store (example: http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/google-boots-virtual-reality-apps-off-play-store-over-cardboard-trademark-1201618938/), indicating they are getting more serious about the product's viability, I couldn't find a place in this article to include the history of Google cardboard, including contemporary events. As the product evolves, how will newsworthy milestones be captured in this format? Relative newbie so be gentleTotoroRules (talk) 21:06, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

Hardware vs software
Does this article need another infobox for the software itself (version, size, downloads etc.)? Because there is the cardboard oculus and the software, and that should be clear regarding to the infoboxes use on the article. Regards, Sturm (talk) 03:01, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Legacy?
It seems that google cardboard was the first cardboard vr box / headset, DIY VR headset. I could be mistaken.

It would be good cover legacy/importance of the product. It inspired VR DIY movement, and popularized VR it seems. 95.178.184.165 (talk) 15:16, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you find any sources that describe it that way or discuss its impact? Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk &bull; contributions) 17:47, 8 May 2020 (UTC)