Google will jointly release HTC Vive & Lenovo with independent wireless VR headset that does not require either smartphone or PC

Google decided to partner with HTC Vive and Lenovo to release a cableless stand-alone VR headset that does not require PC or smartphone connection. These two VR headsets are tracking technology for the new VR headset released at Google I / O 2017WorldSense"The VR headset which brought in the" natural movement "which actually moves and operates the game in the VR is born.

The latest on VR and AR at Google I / O
https://blog.google/products/google-vr/latest-vr-and-ar-google-io/

You can see how you are using VR headset that adopted Google's new tracking technology "WorldSense" by seeing the following movie.

Introducing WorldSense: Move naturally in VR - YouTube


A girl ......


VR headset installed.


Three cannons are installed in the world of VR and balls are firing.


A girl who quickly avoids flying balls.


The ball will fly more and more.


A girl wears neither a PC nor a smartphone, it is a stand alone headset that does not have any cumbersome cables. Google developed technology that detects the movement of the wearer with only the sensor in the independent headset and reflects the natural action "Avoid the ball" in the game world as it is.


At a later date, a game using a ball at the school gym was started.


The girl who was practicing with the VR headset has succeeded in avoiding the ball which flew in the same way as the game.


Tracking technology for Google's new VR headset is "WorldSense".


Standalone type corresponding to WorldSenseDaydreamIt will appear at the same time as headset.


Google is HTC Vive ......


We will partner with Lenovo and two independent Daydream headsets will appear in the second half of 2017.


Note that WorldSense's VR technology is based on Google's AR space recognition technology "TangoIt was developed based on the foundation. Such Tango's AR technology is also used for the education platform "Expeditions AR" which can display 3D objects on AR by holding the smartphone. Expeditions AR maps classrooms with Tango's spatial recognition technology and displays tornado, volcanic eruption, DNA helical structure etc. in the center of the classroom, as if there are multiple students on the smartphone You can look around the same 3D object using. You can see the actual use of Expeditions AR from the following movie.

Expeditions AR - Bringing the world into the classroom - YouTube


A program for schools using Expeditions AR will be officially started around the fall of 2017 and interested educators can subscribe to the program from the following page.

Google Expeditions
https://edu.google.com/expeditions/ar/#about