ZENDOME Stereoscopic 3D NEXUS 7
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First attemp to build a huge 3D Viewer for my GOOGLE NEXUS 7
I don´t have any clue about 3D, Optics or VR - but i Tell you this thing works - it is a lot of Fun. I Added some Lenses from the children binoculars of my son ( i promised to give them back)
Known issues from wearing it:
it is huge! - if anybody is better in optical stuff than me it is perhaps better to reduce the gap beetween the Nexus and the lenses to reduce the size - you will need different lenses for this - im the Moment they Focus on About 150mm.
it is heavy! - reduce the size would help - a second strap on the Head would be a good Idea too
it is not really comfortable - the lenses should be not sticking to your nose - and the frame should be upholstered - it is even a liitlle to big even for my big head!
it is not so easy to get the Films on the NEXUS! - No Flash anymore on Adroid? Why? - it took me a whole Day to run the 3D function in Youtube via Firefox and secretly hidden Flash! No Clue why they did this! Thankfully there are some "3d Picture APPS" in the Playstore so i could try if it works without Films!
You have to remove the Device and the "Dividing Wall" to get Access to the screen to Start a Film - so don´t glue it together - perhaps it would be good to use the screen as a Monitor at your PC - but i don´t know how it works!
No Head Tracking! - Snif! - but i added an IPHONE 4s Bracket on the Top of the Device - Perhaps anybody has an Idea how to add a easy Head Tracking - Geeks help me.
So if anybody wants to Join the ultimate VR Gaming Headset..... ;-) When i have Time i will work on the 2.0 Frame!
Building Tips,
Made on the Replicator 2
Low quality for testing - you should add "ears" on the Frame and on the Adapter to avoid curling of the edges - looks better
Paint it black!
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i spend some time searching for a android application that makes sense - it is not so easy - i´ve even talked to the guys from "GAMELOFT" Nice Contact but i couldn´t run a stereoscopic game on my nexus!
i just found the guys of the USC http://projects.ict.usc.edu/mx... good resources for lenses and building stuff (why didn´t i find them earlier) and the best - feel like a mouse with the free android app FOV2GO Tales From The Minus Lab" - including a rather Impressive Headtracking based on UNITY - Please UNITY Experts make More!
rplumley no kickstarter planed - it is just for fun - let other earn the money - but would be great if the crowed in the cloud would join to get some serious games on it! - i googled my fingers bloody there are some nice games by "gameloft" which seem to have a SBS (sidebyside) mode - but they are only available for the HTC EVO 3d - perhaps anybody of the Droid Freaks has an Idea - i just spotted a nice Bluetooth gaming davice - for 30 euros - that could be fun!
When does your kickstarter start? Ha seriously this is an amazing idea which I'm surprised no one has tried this yet.
A video walkthrough would be good before I try to find a nexus 7
3dfocus - sorry i just calculated the childrens binocular lenses again - they will hav something like 7 Dioptrin and 30mm diameter! -
@3dfocus - the lenses i used are from a childrens binocular! They focus in 150mm so they will have 15 Dioptrien! They are about 28mm diameter! The original frame is made for lenses with 40mm diameter! I just ordered lenses With 10 Dioptrien, flat on one side and curved on the other, with 40mm diameter to test them and to reduce the hight of the frame to 100mm!
Hey - I would like to write an article about this. My only question is - what sort of lenses do you need? and what dimensions? Thanks!
thanky you guys - it is a pleasure to be featured! - Riddellikins i´m not very talented in cross eyed view and i don´t think you want to see a whole movie this way - the result would be a big headach!
This is a great idea. I just got a nexus 7 for Christmas. Just one problem is that you can achieve the same effect by going cross eyed. You probably already know this but I just thought that I would tell you anyway. :)
(I do see the point in this though, the cross eyed thing is pretty difficult to do)
This is incredible! Great idea :) Luckily I'm a Rift backer, so I receive one soon hopefully.
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Hi,
I really like this project, but I had a derivate in mind when I saw this. It could be useful to use as a "movie watcher" for smartphones. You mount de phone on your head with this, and you can lay down and watch a movie on your phone.
Is it possible to make an iphone 5 adaptor for this? I even want to help, maybe if you post the solidworks/.. files?
Thanks!
Max