October 2015
Beginner
172 pages
4h 36m
English
Content preview from Learning Virtual Reality
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Appendix A. Resources
This appendix contains lists of resources for learning more about virtual reality systems and programming tools, and VR in general.
Headsets, Input Devices, and Video Capture Systems
Headsets
High-end head-mounted displays for desktops and consoles
Several manufacturers are creating HMDs that work with desktop computers and game consoles. These include:
- The Oculus Rift (https://www.oculus.com)
- The HTC Vive (http://www.htcvr.com)
- OSVR HMDs based on the OSVR open specification (http://sensics.com, http://bit.ly/osvr-hacker-dev)
- Sony’s PlayStation VR (https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstation-vr/)
- The FOVE eye-tracking HMD (http://www.getfove.com)
Mobile HMDs
Mobile virtual reality allows you to use the smartphone already in your pocket to experience VR, by simply dropping it into a stereoscopic viewer. Here are some of the options currently on the market:
- The Gear VR for Samsung smartphones (http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/gear-vr/?cid=van-mb-cph-0716-10000089)
- Google Cardboard (list of approved headset manufacturers: http://bit.ly/get-cardboard)
- The Durovis Dive (http://www.durovis.com)
- MergeVR’s Merge Goggles (http://mergevr.com)
- The Wearality Sky (http://wearality.com)
Input Devices
Input poses new challenges to design and human factors. Since the user is visually cut off from the outside world, the mouse and keyboard don’t work well as input devices. Many VR applications are being designed to work with existing popular game controllers, ...
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