Open Source Google Cardboard Viewer
Basics
- A Phone Holder for VERY basic Mobile VR
- Is only a holder, with no intigrated electronics (Such as tracking) unlike the Open Source Phone Based Mobile VR Headset
Used For
- 3DOF VR Content Consumtion (MOBILE VR games, 3DOF Movies, 3DOF Photos)
- As a stereo FPV Display
Industry Standards
- Google Cardboar Official (Low Quality ones ie actual cardboard or plastic with no strap)
- Homindo V2, a nice plastic one with straps and lens adjustments
Existing Open Source Designs
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Minimum Viable Product
- Feild of View greater than or equal to 90 degrees
- PSVR/Halo style Head Mount
- Flip Up Display for saftey / ease of use
- Modular Design
- IPD + Focus Adjustments either by manual adjustment or by inputting measurements which tell the servos to do the rest
- Room For Glasses
Basic Design
=Phone Holder Module
- A slot for a phone with a large clamp
Lens + Lens Adjustment Module
- Has the two lenses (one for each eye), as well as the mechanism for adjusting them
- They are adjusted using servo motors
- These are controlled either by an inserted measurement, or by using dials on the headset itself
Joint Module
- Allows the display module to be flipped 90 degrees up
Head Strap Module
- PSVR Halo / rEvolve Style Mount
- Also has Removable Fabric Covered Memory Foam Inserts (Use a slide in dovetail joint)
IO Module
- Uses one or more USB Type C, or USB-C + Thunderbolt 3, Cables + Ports to power the headset as well send data to and from it and the PC
BOM
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See Also
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Useful Links
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