Google Street View has virtual reality thanks to Cardboard glasses
The company Google is very fond of Easter Eggs or easter eggs. These are functionalities, details and secrets that are sometimes hidden in applications and services. Whether as signature of the author, a mere nod to the most intrepid users or even a useful functionalitywho hides for no apparent reason. And precisely this last case is the one that has been made known through the map application Google MapsA surprising utility and, above all, attractive.
And the fact is that Google Maps hides the possibility of enjoying its view at street level in Virtual Reality That is, take advantage of the view of Google Street View that allows you to see the streets and roads through images of360 degrees, but through virtual reality glasses that make the experience much more immersive, as if the user were in the street itself looking in any direction. A Easter Egg of the most intentional thanks to the glasses Google Cardboard
Google already presented at its event I/O to developers this cheap and curious device. Some glasses that seek the same utility as the famous helmet Oculus Rift but without reaching the same cost.And it is that the material of this device is cardboard A device that the user receives at home in an envelope, being himself the one who must assemble it by fitting the slots and use it with your smartphone Device that now has one more option thanks to Google Maps
In this way, you only have to access the maps application and search for a specific point. At that destination, by displaying your information card, it is possible to access Google Street View, to see the photographs that the company has taken of that environment, road or place. This is where the little hidden trick of Google comes into play When performing a double-click on the free movement button , which allows you to rotate the view when moving the terminal, the screen is divided in two, adapting to the viewing technology of the glasses Google Cardboard
Thus, the user has an adapted vision of the images of Google Street View for the lenses of these glasses Which means being able to put them on your head and turn your head to see in any direction, almost as if the wearer were was at the same point. You just have to look in the direction you want to frame the view. A different way of taking advantage of Virtual Reality without disbursing a large amount of money and being able to see all kinds of places.
And the fact is that Google Street View has reached environments such as the Alhambra in Granada, the tallest skyscraper in the world (Burj Khalifa) and other natural and urban environments around the world. Almost as if it were a trip to that place.The Google Maps application is available free of charge through Google Play Store virtual reality are sold at different prices depending on manufacturers and shipping costs. These are the ones that Google announces on its website
