I tried playing with "BotsNew (Botsnew)" which makes it easy for me to experience the immersive feeling of the VR headset with a smartphone

By wearing it on your head like a goggle, you can enjoy a powerful image that spreads throughout the field of view "VR headsetIn recent yearsFacebook bought"Oculus Rift"Or Sony's"Morpheus"Microsoft's"Microsoft HoloLens"This is a device that the famous big company is energetically working on development. However, since many are not on the market yet, there are many opinions that "I want to know the actual feeling of use".

Such a thing, "I am interested in VR headsets, but ... ..." Ideal for those who like it, easy to use the smartphone Enjoy immersive feeling of VR headset "BotsNew"is. By using the gyro function of the smartphone, the image is made to move according to the movement of the wearer, and it feels like immersive as if it got into the image.

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That's why it's easy to enjoy VR "Botsunu".


Since Botsuny is equipped with a special lens for VR, it is prohibited to leave the lens exposed in sunlight or to see the sun directly.


On the side of the box is written how to use Botsunu, according to which it installs a dedicated application on the smartphone, sets a smartphone in Botsunu and peeps through this.


That's why I pakari at once.


Inside is Bottunew's main body, instruction manual, and three custom stickers.


I tried opening an instruction manual, but how to use seems to be very simple.


This is the body of Botsunyu.


back


If you remove the snag on the back part ......


A lens will appear.


A special biconvex lens for VR is installed, which means that VR content can be enjoyed more clearly.


Since the cut portion of the triangle at the bottom of the lens can be pushed into the back, it is designed so that the nose does not collapse even if you hit the Bottsuit body.


Since usage notes are written on the upper part of the lens, it seems that we will not forget the notes even when the outer box is gone.


Top


Something sticked to the Velcro section of the top surface.


Because this is really the stuff that sticks to the top of the lid on the front really ...


You need to stick it here. Velcro sticks attached to the top of the lid will be peeled off quickly so be careful.


This makes it possible to fix the front lid part perfectly on the top surface.


Bottom


Left and right sides



To set up a smartphone, first paccari the front coverpart.


There is a non-slip sponge for fixing the smartphone to the front lid part.


Install a smartphone on this sponge ......


If you put the lid on the top surface, it is ready.


For example, if you do not look at the content for VR, but look through the usual website on Botuntsu ......


From the lens on the left this screen of the smartphone appears like this ......


It looks like this from the right lens.


In fact it looked like the screen looked like overlapping from the left and right lenses with this feeling.


◆ I enjoyed VR content with the special application "Botsnew Player"
So, from this point I will try using the exclusive application "Botsnew Player (Bots New Player)". Bots new player is two kinds of iOS application and Android application.

Botsnew Player (Bots New Player) for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad currently on the iTunes App Store


Botsnew Player (Botsuny Player) - Android application on Google Play


This time I will try using the iOS application. You can "get" free apps from the App Store.


When installation is completed, tap "Open" to start the application.


Bots New Player's menu screen looks like this. Tap "BOTSNEW" at the top left of the screen.


Then you can see the Botunuu official VR content. When viewing content, tap what you want to watch.


The same image will be displayed on the left and right sides of the screen.


Bots new players can use smartphone's gyroscope function to link smartphone motion and video. You can see well that moving images are actually moving by smartphones by looking at the following movie.

When you play Botsunuu official VR content on a smartphone like this, YouTube


To enjoy this VR content on Botsunun, first play the movie.


Put a smartphone on the front cover part ... ...


We set up smartphones so that the movie parting line in the center of the screen is just in the middle of the Botsunube.


And close the lid part.


Afterwards if you look into the lens with such feeling OK.


Actually using it, if the image projected in front of you moves your head, it will move in that direction, it will make you feel like a strange feeling as if you get lost in the image. The reaction of the movie is also good, and it is very surprising that the movie moves without feeling a rug, especially when moving the grinding head.



However, since we are looking at the two-piece smartphone screen with the left and right lenses, when viewing the Botsuny, the image that can be seen will be half the size of the smartphone screen. That's why when you look into the Botuntsu you see something like the following size. To be honest, the black board inside the Botsuny which looks right and left of the image with a size difficult to say big screen feels a bit worrisome. I would like to use two smartphones to make it bigger.


Of course you can enjoy Botsunu not only on iPhone but also on Android smartphone. Since Botsuny is compatible with up to 6 inch smartphones, if it is Nexus 6 with a 5.96 inch display it may be enjoyable on the big screen.


In the Bots new player, 360 degree panoramic photos / video sharing service "PanoPlazaYou can also enjoy the content of.


To play a PanoPlaza movie you need to read the terms of service and tap "I agree".


With this feeling you can enjoy something not in official content.


Tap 'YOUTUBE' ......


You can enjoy 3D movies uploaded to YouTube. YouTube's 3D movie seems to be searchable by searching "side by side 3d".


Tap "INTERNET" ......


An Internet browser opens, you can search for content freely by entering URL and searching for keywords from here.


Then tap "SETTINGS" ......


The setting screen opens. If VR content is not displayed properly, fine adjustment of the value seems to be fine from here.


◆ I tried using the Google Cardboard application at Botsunyu
If you use Botsunu, you will be able to enjoy VR content without hesitation, but unless you encounter your favorite content you should not be touched by the bottom of your heart as "Kore is awesome!". That's why it's not an official app but a Google-made cardboard VR headset "Google CardboardI tried playing the content from the application for. For Cardboard applicationIOS applicationAndroid applications are available, but iOS applications can not be installed from the Japanese App Store so try using the Android application.

Cardboard - Android application on Google Play


When installing the application, tap "Cardboard".


Tap "360 Video Channel".


Then,360 degree movie uploaded to YouTubeThere is plenty to be displayed.


When playing 360-degree movies with the Cardboard application, icons like red frame are displayed, so tap.


Then the image will be displayed on two screens like the Botunsu official content, so you can set the smartphone on the Botsinew afterwards.


Many 360 degree movies are uploaded on YouTube, for example, you can watch a movie that you can observe his dribbling overlooking from the perspective of Brazilian national football player Neymar. The movie played with the Cardboard application can also be viewed from the following.

Nike Hypervenom II - The Neymar Jr. Effect, A Virtual Reality Experience - YouTube


As impressions of using Botunui, it means that there is a considerable difference in immersion from the content. For example, if you are watching a movie while sitting on a chair, you may not be able to enter imaichi movies because there is too much difference between yourself and the movies in reality. However, with a movie like a landscape viewing movie or a planetarium, I felt immersive as if I had entered the movie. However, there are also 360 degree movies which Bots new players can not play, so it seems to be good to install various cardboard apps so you can enjoy various contents.

Bottunew can be purchased from Amazon.co.jp with 2054 yen including tax.

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