Google is expected to announce VR technology "AndroidVR" using the game engine "Unreal Engine" at Google I / O

Google is a corrugated assembled VR headset to use with Android smartphone installedCardboardWe are developing a developer conference 'Google I / O 2016' on 18th May, and the game engineUnreal EngineAnd hand in hand with "AndroidVRIt is seen as announcing a new VR technology called so.

Latest Unreal Engine preview mentions an 'AndroidVR' plugin | 9to5 Google
http://9to5google.com/2016/05/10/android-vr-references/

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Unreal Engine 4.12 Preview 3 Brings AndroidVR Bug Fix | VRFocus
https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/05/unreal-engine-4-12-preview-3-brings-androidvr-bug-fix/

Could 'AndroidVR' Debut at Google I / O 2016, Next Week? | Androidheadlines.com
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/05/androidvr-debut-google-io-2016-next-week.html

Unreal Engine has just released the third version of developer's preview of the latest version "Unreal Engine 4.12" on May 10, 2016, with more than 60Bug fixesIn addition to those, the release notes have found the description "Code UE - 30404: correspondence to AndroidVR".


According to the update contents of the preview version, the latest version Unreal Engine 4.12 is updated about VR technology for Android, and it is reported that Google I / O is expected to announce some plan on VR. What is AndroidVR is not known at the time of article creation, but it is seen as being a new VR platform by Google or a plugin for playing VR games using Cardboard.


In February 2016, Finantial Times "Google wants to further improve mobile VR technology"ReportWell, Google seems to put VR technology in Android's system itself, not just Cardboard as an application for Android. In addition, the developer preview version of the latest version "Android N" also includes technology related to VR, which attracts attention for presentation at Google I / O.