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Daydream
Information
Type	Virtual Reality
Subtype	Head-mounted Display
Developer	Google
Devices	Daydream HMD
Accessories	Daydream Controller
Website	Google Daydream

Daydream is Google's mobile Virtual Reality Platform. Built on top of Android N, Daydream encompasses both software along with hardware such as Daydream-ready smartphones, HMDs and controllers. Unveiled in Google I/O 2016, Daydream is Google VR's high-end mobile VR platform while Cardboard is the low-end.

Devices

The Daydream HMD consists of a Slide-on HMD that requires a Daydream-ready phone. Daydream-ready phones are new Android N smartphones with special components such as special sensors and displays. These phones act the the processors and displays for the HMD. Daydream HMD differs from Cardboard as it only works with specific phones, not all phones.

Accessories

Daydream Controller - a small remote with a touchpad, 2 buttons, volume button and rotational tracking.

Daydream-ready Phones

Smartphones act as the displays and processors for the Daydream HMDs. Unlike Google Cardboard, only Daydream-ready Android phones , not all phones can used for Daydream HMD. These phones have special sensors and screens needed for a quality VR experience. Google has partnered with Samsung, LG, HTC, Huawei, Xiaomi, ZTE, Asus, and Alcatel to bring these phones to market.

Platform

Daydream Home

Apps

Daydream Labs - a collection of demos built by Google.

Gunjack Next - spaceship turret shooter made by CCP.

Twilight Pioneers - ARPG (Action Role-Play Game) by NetEase

Google app such as Play Movies, Google Street View, Photos, and YouTube.

App Requirements

To be in Daydream Home, Daydream's portal, an app has to meet 13 requirements:

1. Performance - the app has to maintain 60 FPS during play sessions on a Daydream-ready phone.
2. Never go to 2D - use the app without having to remove the phone from the viewer. App does not fall back to 2D. Avoid triggering 2D permission dialog boxes in VR.

Developer

Daydream Development Kit Guide^[1]

Unreal Engine 4 Daydream Plugin

Technology

History

References

1. ↑ https://developers.google.com/vr/concepts/dev-kit-setup#prerequisites