Post on 16-Apr-2017
VR Hardware
Today’s Topic
1. Why Hardware? (5 min)2. What are the Trends? (10 min)- Overview of products- Technology Advancement
3. What Can We Develop?(15 min)- A Short Exercise
4. How Can We Get It? (<10 min)
- Quick Demonstration
1. Why Hardware?
Virtual Reality Total Market Size
2016
2020
Source: Digi-Capital
$30 Bil> $2 Bil
What people will spend for?
Source: Digi-Capital
2020
Market Share By Purpose
VR Hardware is no longer only for developers, but also for individuals.
Gear VR Was Shipped on November 20th
“We’re incredibly excited to announce that Oculus Rift will be shipping to consumers in Q1 2016”
- Oculus Blog
Source: Oculus Blog Post on May 6 2015
The day is approaching when everyone has a chance to get VR hardware
2. What Are The Trends?
Tech Giant
Facebook Google
Traditional Samsung
htc zeiss
Sony
Startup
Avegant(CA)
Merge VR (TX)
FOVE(CA)
Common Floor(India)
Tesseract (India)
VR hardware is becoming more affordable, especially the one google offers.
Google Cardboard VR
Tech Giant
Facebook Google
Traditional Samsung
htc zeiss
Sony
Startup
Avegant(CA)
Merge VR (TX)
FOVE(CA)
Common Floor(India)
Tesseract (India)
FOVE is the first eye-tracking VR headset.
FOVE(CA)
Founded:in Japan in May 2014
Office:San FranciscoTokyo
Investor:Microsoft LondonRothenberg (SF)Samsung Ventures
FOVE enables entirely new forms of expression, communication and movement.
Video From Kickstarter Campaignhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fove/fove-the-worlds-first-eye-tracking-virtual-reality/description
FOVE Accomplished A Successful Kickstarter Campaign
Gaming is just beginning. It’s shifting to education, health care and more.
Co Founders
CEO Yuka Kojima CTO Lochlainn Wilson
One more video: New Telepresence Project ‘HUG’ (1:42~)http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/features/201511090817.html?utm_content=buffer3cde8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
3. What Can We Develop?
A Short Exercise: What’s your hardware and concept?
Form 2 groups
- Individual brainstorming: 5 min- Share your concept and sketch: 10 min
What future do you want to create with virtual reality? (User experience design)
What would shape of your hardware be?
(Link your idea to intellectual property. FOVE uses a robot with VR headset)
4. How Can We Get It?
New York Times partners with Google to ship over 1 million cardboards for NYT VR App lauch
DIY!
Pizza Box!
Lens
Magnet
Tinydeal is located in Shenzhen that is becoming a hardware startup city in the world.People must be smart and hardworking. so I kept my faith in them. and…
Successfully Delivered!!
Hardest Part: Cut Out
Quick Demo
Hope You Enjoyed and Got Inspired
Thank you Very Much!!