Both the vrAse and the 360specs can be fitted with a smartphone or tablet to view 3D movies and games with no additional hardware required
Ray Latypov and his New York-based development team built the first working prototype of their goggles almost one year ago and have been refining the design for better comfort and optics ever since
Like the Oculus Rift, the headset uses special lenses over each eye so the wearer perceives two sides of a stereoscopic image as one
Ray Latypov and his New York-based development team built the first working prototype of their goggles almost one year ago and have been refining the design for better comfort and optics ever since
To view any virtual reality with the 360specs, users simply bring up a stereoscopic 3D image or app on their smart device, slide it into the top of the headset, and fit it over their head with the strap
360specs users can adjust the distance between the lenses and the screen for better clarity or shift the optical axis of the lenses to match the space between their own eyes
According to the 360specs developers, a gadget with a 5 – 7-inch screen will often work best, but anything with a screen as small as 3.5 inches will still provide a decent VR sensation
The main drawback is that playing games or interacting with the phone in any way other than by moving your head requires a separate controller
The 360specs team is hoping to raise US$100,000 with their Kickstarter campaign and bring the headset into mass production
Like the Oculus Rift, the headset uses special lenses over each eye so the wearer perceives two sides of a stereoscopic image as one
360specs users can adjust the distance between the lenses and the screen for better clarity or shift the optical axis of the lenses to match the space between their own eyes
The 360specs designers have compared watching a movie on a 7-inch tablet or phablet to sitting in front of a 130-inch television screen that's slightly wrapped around you
To view any virtual reality with the 360specs, users simply bring up a stereoscopic 3D image or app on their smart device, slide it into the top of the headset, and fit it over their head with the strap
The 360specs designers have compared watching a movie on a 7-inch tablet or phablet to sitting in front of a 130-inch television screen that's slightly wrapped around you
According to the 360specs developers, a gadget with a 5 – 7-inch screen will often work best, but anything with a screen as small as 3.5 inches will still provide a decent VR sensation
To view any virtual reality with the 360specs, users simply bring up a stereoscopic 3D image or app on their smart device, slide it into the top of the headset, and fit it over their head with the strap
The main bulk of the vrAse headset is made from lightweight plastic to ensure it feels more comfortable when wearing it, and strategic vents allow for some air flow to keep the screen from fogging without allowing any outside light in
The vrAse team has even gone so far as to recommend it as a hands-free method for filming POV video
Like the Oculus Rift, the vrAse headset uses special lenses over each eye so the wearer perceives two sides of a stereoscopic image as one
The vrAse requires a smart device to be slipped in from the side instead of the top
The main bulk of the headset is made from lightweight plastic to ensure it feels more comfortable when wearing it, and strategic vents allow for some air flow to keep the screen from fogging without allowing any outside light in
According to the designers, the vrAse has been optimized for the top six best-selling smartphones from last year - the iPhone 5, HTC One, Xperia Z, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy Note 2
Rather than providing differently sized models, the vrAse employs a modular design, so new cases and lenses can be swapped in when needed
Rather than providing differently sized models, the vrAse employs a modular design, so new cases and lenses can be swapped in when needed
Kickstarter backers can choose between two different versions of the vrAse: the smooth, white Origin model or the angular, black Mist model
The vrAse designers are also running a Kickstarter campaign right now to begin mass manufacturing their device, but with a goal of £55,000 (about $86,000)
The main bulk of the headset is made from lightweight plastic to ensure it feels more comfortable when wearing it, and strategic vents allow for some air flow to keep the screen from fogging without allowing any outside light in
Aside from viewing movies, pictures, and apps, the vrAse team has already stated they have high hopes the goggles will become a useful tool for augmented reality programs by using a connected device's camera
Backers can choose between two different versions of the vrAse: the smooth, white Origin model or the angular, black Mist model
Aside from viewing movies, pictures, and apps, the vrAse team has already stated they have high hopes the goggles will become a useful tool for augmented reality programs by using a connected device's camera
Both the vrAse and the 360specs can be fitted with a smartphone or tablet to view 3D movies and games with no additional hardware required
Jonathan grew up in Norway, China, and Trinidad before graduating film school and becoming an online writer covering green technology, history and design, as well as contributing to video game news sites like Filefront and 1Up. He currently resides in Texas, where his passions include video games, comics, and boring people who don't want to talk about either of those things.
5 comments
Tony Kalniev
Lol! Did you see the guy with the scateboard? so bassically, use the camera of the phone...to see where you are going! WTF! arent your eyes enough? Do we really have to dumb down to a much lower quality of viewing that can only see straight??? omg, society these days, the new generation of people are becoming such a simple minded ...well...zombie nation! ask any young child or teenager, what is their favorite game, the zombie games...how ironic
Luke Parsons
So.. grab a pair of scuba goggle attach iPhone to it.. and add some duct tape to reduce light sources.. you're done. Why they need so much to develop these, I don't know..
futureboy
I'm just waiting for someone to build out custom 3D models you can download. Pick your phone, it customs builds out to your spec, and you just need to throw a strap on it. Super easy. The hardest part is finding a 3D printer since they are nowhere near ubiquitous!
Tudor Tihan
These 2 will sadly never be usable for immersive games due the latency.
Zoya Khan
The Smartphone camera acts as glasses similar to Google Glasses and create objects and images in real environment that enables users to interact with the world around him. The Augmented Reality
technology has been there for years but Smartphone enabled its use by the masses. Today, it has been incorporated into the core of many industries like manufacturing, robotics, engineering design, entertainment and military training.
Did you see the guy with the scateboard? so bassically, use the camera of the phone...to see where you are going! WTF! arent your eyes enough? Do we really have to dumb down to a much lower quality of viewing that can only see straight??? omg, society these days, the new generation of people are becoming such a simple minded ...well...zombie nation! ask any young child or teenager, what is their favorite game, the zombie games...how ironic