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(Un)folding a virtual journey with Google Cardboard
January 27, 2016
A year and a half ago we introduced Google Cardboard, a simple cardboard viewer that anyone can use to experience mobile virtual reality (VR). With just Cardboard and the smartphone in your pocket, you can travel to
faraway
places
and visit
imagined
worlds
. Since then everyone from
droid lovers
and
Sunday edition subscribers
, to
big kids
and
grandmas
have been able to enjoy VR—often for the very first time. Here's a look at where we are, 19 months in:
1. 5 million Cardboard fans have joined the fold.
2. In just the past two months (October-December), you launched into 10 million more immersive app experiences:
3. Out of 1,000+
Cardboard apps
on Google Play,
one of your favorites
got you screaming “aaaaaaahwsome,” while
another
“gave you goosebumps.”
4. You teleported to places far and wide, right from the
comfort of YouTube
.
5. Since we launched
Cardboard Camera
in December, you’ve captured more than 750,000 VR photos, letting you relive your favorite moments anytime, from anywhere.
6. Students around the world have taken VR field trips to the
White House
, the
Republic of Congo
, and 150 other places around the globe with
Expeditions
.
While you've been traveling the world and beyond with Cardboard, we've been on a journey, too. Keep your eyes peeled for more projects that bring creative, entertaining and educational experiences to mobile VR.
Posted by Clay Bavor, VP Virtual Reality
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2lf4cAt9Xoo/VqkFrHZ5xxI/AAAAAAAARzs/E8ZK8l4EPo8/s1600/Google-Cardboard_hero.jpg
Clay Bavor
VP
Virtual Reality
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