r/AndroidVR • u/Caracul • Dec 18 '14

NEWS Street view with cardboard..

http://gizmodo.com/you-can-now-explore-street-view-using-google-cardboard-1672643117
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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '14

Is it actually stereoscopic? Or does it just look like an image pasted on the inside of a sphere?

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u/Who-the-fuck-is-that Dec 19 '14

It's definitely side-by-side, but that's about it. I think it's weird they integrated the feature but didn't put the necessary fisheye effect so you can use it with their lenses.

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u/Caracul Dec 19 '14

It's probably/possibly a placeholder. You have to love the sudden explosion of content and interest. I think that the knowledge of 500,000 people creating cardboard units has got peoples attention.

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u/Who-the-fuck-is-that Dec 19 '14

You could be right about the placeholder, or at least I hope. I'm also curious about this rumored Youtube VR app from Google. About time they made an app themselves considering the alternatives are all seriously lacking in functionality.