In 2015, the technology circle was almost swiped by VR (virtual reality). If 3D is just to spoof the vision, then VR (virtual reality) is the pre-set of all sensory feelings.
For users who are motivated and eager to experience immersion with every pore, VR (Virtual Reality) devices can present a world that is supposed to be imaginary and incorporate users. This is a technology that is very fascinating to listen to, and it is undoubted that it can be fired all over the world in a short time.
The tentative development of a series of VR devices has made VR (Virtual Reality) a well-known hot word from technical terms. Most of the currently released VR devices are classified as smart wearers. Although the production is different, the appearance is similar. The helmet-style design is not beautiful, but it provides a new form of experience for users.
However, most players' understanding of VR devices is limited to a few products, or simply do not know anything about it. As a result, Star Jun has compiled more than ten models of VR headsets that are most worthy of attention this year, so that everyone can have a deeper understanding of the VR market. (The following order does not represent ranking)
No.1 Oculus Rift
Developer: Oculus VR (Facebook subsidiary)
Time to market: January 7, 2016
Price: $599
Hardware requirements: PC (with GTX970+i5 or higher)
Oculus Rift is a virtual reality head-mounted display designed for video games developed by Oculus VR. Oculus Rift was originally crowdfunded at Kickstarter. During this time, Oculus VR (not yet acquired by Facebook) raised $2.4 million for Rift development.
Then the producer of Doom3, John Carmack? Also joined Oculus VR and served as CTO, making an important contribution to the birth of the Oculus Rift.
Oculus calls the Rift "the first true VR head-mounted display for PCs." The Rift has two eyepieces, each with a resolution of 640 & TImes; 800, and the binocular vision merges with 1280&TImes; 800 resolution and 90 Hz refresh rate.
Rift has dedicated headphones that provide 3D stereo sound. In addition, Oculus is also developing the Oculus Touch, a somatosensory controller for use with Rift, which is expected to open in the second half of 2016. The Oculus Rift can be connected to a computer or game console via DVI, HDMI, and micro USB.
Oculus consumer version Rift CV 1 has been officially opened for pre-order in the early morning of January 7, 2016. The pre-order price is US$599 (approximately RMB 3,950) and is scheduled to be shipped on March 28, 2016.
No.2 PlayStaTIon VR
Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE)
Time to market: second quarter of 2016
Price: from 2999 yuan
Hardware requirements: PS4
PlayStaTIon VR is a virtual head-mounted display developed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It has been developed under the name "Project Morpheus" and is a VR headset specially developed for PS4 game consoles.
The PlayStation VR is equipped with a 5.7-inch OLED screen with a resolution of 1920×1080, a refresh rate of 120 Hz, a delay of less than 18 ms, and a viewing angle of 100 degrees. In addition, the device uses 9 LEDs to achieve 360° head position tracking and utilizes an acceleration sensor. Motion capture with the gyroscope and improved experience with 3D sound.
Sony Global Studios President Yoshida Shuiping said that there are already over 200 developers playing games for PlayStation VR. Famous works like "Dynasty Warriors 7", "Final Fantasy 14" and "Summer Classroom" will support PlayStation VR. . In addition, Sony officially claimed that the PlayStation VR headset will support two simultaneous games.
Earlier, European game retailer multiplayer had already released the price and release date of the European game retailer PlaystationVR on its own page. It will be officially released on March 25, 2016, priced at 499.99 euros, or about 3,600 yuan (this is E-commerce behavior has not been officially confirmed by Sony). So far, Sony has not disclosed the specific listing date and final price.
No.3 HTC vive
Developer: Value and HTC
Time to market: April 2016
Price: 6888 yuan
Hardware requirements: not announced
HTC Vive is a virtual reality helmet jointly developed by HTC and Valve. The HTC Vive developer version comes with an OLED screen with a single-eye effective resolution of 1200x1080 and a binocular merge resolution of 2160x1200.
The 2K resolution greatly reduces the graininess of the picture, and the user almost does not feel the screen effect (meaning that the image seems to cover a certain black grid, much like the scene viewed through the screen door).
And wearing the glasses while wearing the head, even if you do not wear glasses, 400 degrees or so nearsight can still clearly see the details of the picture. The screen refresh rate is 90 Hz, and the delay is 22 ms. The screen lag is hardly felt during the user experience.
Vive's controller positioning system Lighthouse uses Valve's patent, which does not require a camera, but relies on lasers and light sensors to determine the position of moving objects, which means that HTC Vive allows users to move within a certain range.
This is the biggest difference between it and the two other VR head-mounted Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR.
In addition, Vive is powered by Valve's SteamVR technology, so the Steam service will soon launch a number of Vive-compatible games.
Moreover, the performance and quality of the product have been greatly improved: including the light weight of the head display, the screen is tuned, the wearing comfort is improved, a wide-angle front camera is added in front of the helmet, the handle buttons are improved, tracking optimization and the like.
No.4 Google Cardboard
Developer: Google
Time to market: June 2014
Price: 15 dollars
Hardware requirements: smartphone
Google Cardboard is a mobile virtual head-mounted display with a combination of lenses, magnets, devil glue and rubber bands that provides a simple virtual reality environment.
The principle of Google Cardborad is that the lens allows the user to perceive the left and right images, respectively, to create a 3D image in the user's eyes.
This wearable device was designed by Google, but there are no official manufacturers or suppliers. Instead, Google provides parts lists, schematics, and assembly instructions free of charge on its website, encouraging ordinary people to assemble themselves with easily accessible parts.
Google Cardboard was originally the creation of David Coz and Damien Henry, two engineers at the Paris-based department in Google.
Using Google's "20% time" rule, it took six months to create this experimental project, which is intended to turn a smartphone into a virtual reality prototype that everyone can experience.
Although Google Cardboard is just a simple cardboard virtual reality device, after two years of replacement, it has sold more than 5 million worldwide. Currently, Google Cardboard glasses have been adapted to hundreds of applications and can be used on both iOS and Android devices.
No.5 Gear VR
Developer: Samsung and Oculus
Time to market: November 20, 2015
Price: $99
Hardware requirements: Samsung specific models (Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 edge+)
Although Google Cardboard realizes the VR experience on the mobile side earlier, Samsung Gear VR is the VR product that truly realizes the commercialization of mobile virtual reality platform.
Gear VR is a mobile-based virtual reality head-mounted display developed by Samsung and Oculus. It needs a Samsung large-screen mobile phone with a specific model as the display, equipped with Samsung Note 4 5.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, screen resolution The rate can reach 2560x1440, the refresh rate is 60hz, 515PPI, and the device viewing angle is 96 degrees.
The operation of the Gear VR is done in conjunction with the viewing angle direction (the detection of the change in viewing angle using the built-in IMU) and the touchpad (also including the return and volume adjustment buttons). The touchpad can realize the sliding operation and complete the function of page turning. Under the single page option, you can select the target by turning the head and confirm with the touchpad. The same kind of mobile VR head shows that Google Cardboard has only one button.
Gear VR comes with software Oculus Home and video player Gear VR Video. Players can download Gear VR games in the Samsung/Oculus app store. It should be noted that Gear VR currently only supports Samsung's Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Plus and Galaxy Note 5.
The consumer version of Gear VR has been officially launched on the Samsung, Amazon and Best Buy online shelves on November 20, 2015, and is priced at $99.
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