When Samsung announced the Gear VR in collaboration with Oculus, you might start to think if this is possible with other portable devices – Yes, you can now with this new Kickstarter project, the AirVR and AirVR+ that will let your favorite iPad Mini and iPhone 6 Plus do virtual reality on your head, think about having that bitten fruit logo on the front of these VR glasses, it’s definitely going to sell well.
You might ask how will AirVR work for your beloved Apple devices since Apple doesn’t officially support such API, the Kickstarter company Metatacture does this in a very smart way, by implementing what’s best on an Apple device – Apps! There are three apps to go with – PhotoVR, MovieVR, and PanoVR, combined with the specially design VR lens on the device, you’ll be able to experience great 3D content on the headset with your Apple device in beautiful Retina Display quality.
Despite of that, AirVR will still support side-by-side viewing on most native iOS apps and the company will be releasing its SDK to developers who would like to implement the technology on their apps. And you may start asking again, is this an Apple approved SDK? Yes, because the AirVR SDK is implemented in Unity3D, which means developers can easily apply AirVR codes into their Unity3D developed apps if they want.
AirVR requires $20,000 for its development and it has reached $15k at this point of writing, if you want to pledge an AirVR, head on to the source link down below.
Source: Kickstarter
