Play Virtual Boy Games With Google Cardboard

If you never had the opportunity to experience Virtual Boy games then you’re in luck. An unofficial emulator has been released for Google Cardboard which allows you to experience Virtual Boy titles. To get the program up and running you will need an Android based smart phone, the RetroArch emulator, and of course Google Cardboard. You can see a test of the Virtual Boy emulator is acton below. What do you think of the Virtual Boy emulator ?

This Coca-Cola Packaging Transforms Into A VR Headset

If you still don’t have a virtual reality headset, Coca-Cola wants to help with that, with redesigned packaging that lets you make your own VR headset for almost any smartphone. There are 3 different Coke packs that can be pulled apart and folded up into a Google Cardboard-like headset. The pieces are pre-cut, so all you have to do is pop them out and piece them all together, which you can see in the video below. It’s a cool concept but it looks like the headset could fall apart at anytime, so do be careful if you get it. What do you think of Coca-Cola doing this ? 

YouTube On Android Adds VR Video Support

Google’s YouTube app for Android will now have virtual reality supported videos in combination with Google Cardboard. “VR video gives you a sense of depth as you look around in every direction,” the team behind this feature writes in today’s announcement. “Near things look near, far things look far.” What do you think of Google doing this ? Looks like they’re trying to push the VR experience, which I believe everyone should give a try. 

New York Times Subscribers Will Receive Google Cardboard For Free

If you’re a New York Times subscriber, then you’ll be able to get your hands on Google Cardboard for free. The Times will be sending out over 1 million Google Cardboard units to subscribers as part of the launch of their new New York Times VR app, which is launching on both iOS and Android on November 5th. For those who don’t know, Google Cardboard is a little folding cardboard box with a couple of lenses. You can fit any smartphone running iOS or Android into the headset and you can get a taste of VR technology. The New York Times is using Google Cardboard as a way to explore virtual reality’s as a news platform. New York Times VR will feature new virtual reality stories so subscribers can dive deeper in stories. If you’re a Times subscriber, Google Cardboard will come along with your paper during the weekend of November 7th. What do you think of The New York Times using VR in this way ? Its an interesting concept, lets just se how this pans out.

Google Cardboard Is Now Available On iOS

Google announced at I/O the other day that it would be bringing Google Cardboard to iOS. For those who don’t whatCardboard is, it’s Googles promise of bringing affordable virtual reality to everyone . All it requires is a cardboard viewer that you can either make yourself or buy for $20. If you’re interested, Google showcases a number of "Works with Cardboard" viewers on its website that vary in price and design. Or you can find directions to make your own here. Cardboard works with any iPhone 5 or newer model. There’s Explorer, which lets you explore various environments. Google also said that it’s bringing its Cardboard SDK to iOS, which means third-party developers will be able to build apps and games for the 3D platform. I’m wondering if this could be better then the Oculus rift. What do you think ? It’s definitely is worth trying.