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Introduction:
SinceGooglelaunchedit'sVRcardboardlast2014.,i'vereadsomegood
feedbacksaboutit.,AndlastMay2015.,thecardboardVRsupportsiOS.,Getting
theVRcardboardischeapestwaytoexperienceVirtualReality.,Andiasked
myselfcanyouDIYacompletefunctioningVRcardboardfromrecycled
stuff.,Includingthelens.That'showthisprojectstarted.,Andi'msharingithere
howtobuildaGoogleCardboardVRallfromscratchatnocost.,Using
recyclablematerials
(Thatisifyouhavehaveallthebasictoolsneededforthisproject.)
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Step1:NeededThings
MaterialsandToolsneeded:
GoogleCardboardtemplates
Scissors
Exactoknife(stencilcutter)
Glue
QuickdryEpoxy
Related
MaketheDODOcaseVR/
GoogleCardboardSwitch
WorkSamsungGalaxy
S3Phone(/id/Makethe
DodoCaseVRGoogle
*Transparent(clear)plasticbottle*
^madeof(PET)
*standsforpolyethyleneterephthalate.PET(alsoknownasPETE)*
Syringewithneedle
Velcroorrubberband
Gluestick(forgluegun)
neodymiummagnet(optionalforolderiphones)
*asmartphone(iOS&Android)
MakeGooglecardboard
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Step2:Steps
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IwillfocusthestepsonhowtomakeaBiconvexlensoutofusedclearplastic
emptybottle.,BecausethecardboardVRisuselesswithouttheLens(themost
importantpartoftheVR)Soanyonewhowilltrythisprojectcangoforwardand
starttheCardboardVRcasing.,Andsomeoftheimageshereshowshowibuild
theGoogleCardboardVR.,
(youcanfindstepsonhowtobuildorassembleaGoogleVRcardboardherein
instructablesandinvariouswebsitesorinyoutube).Soi'llstartfirstwiththe
lens.ThenfollowedbythecardboardVR.
STEPSTOMAKELENS
1.Findanemptyclearbottlewithagood"Curvature"
2.Thenmakeacirculartemplate(25mmdiameter)onasheetof
cardboard/paper.Asseenonimage.
3.Thencutthemarkedyoumadeonplasticbottleusingscissors.
4.Makeandcutatleast4pcsofthis.,becauseyou'llneed2pcstogetherto
createaasinglebiconvexlens
5.Combine2pcstogethertocreateabiconvexshapelens.
6.Carefullysealedallthecircumferencesidesofthebiconvexshapeplasticyou
justjoined.
7.Nowthatyouhavesealedallthesidesusingquickdryepoxy.Fillyoursyringe
withclearwaterandcarefullyinjectitonthebiconvexshapeuntilyoufilleditup.
*toremovedbubblesjustpinchedorgentlysqueezethelenstoslowlyremove
allthebigbubblesinit.
8.Aftersuccessfullyremovingbubblesfilleditwithwater(thelens).,Sealedit
again.Sealtheholeyoujustmadebysyringeneedle.
9.Letitdryforafewminutes..Testitifitmagnifiesthings.Trytomagnifysmall
things(likeprintedletters).
10.Aftersuccesfullymadeabiconvexlensthatmagnifiesthingsup.,Repeatthe
procedureforyoursecondandlastbiconvexlens.
*Ifyousuccessfullymagnifiesthingsup..Congratulations.!.,yourgoodtogoon
buildingyourownGoogleCardboardVR.,
It'sfunbuildingthingsupbyyouself.
NextImagesishowibuildmyGoogleCardboardVR.
Thoughit'snotsoveryelaboratesteps,,butyoucangoogleitformoreelaborate
one.,speciallyregardingtheuseofmagnetstocontrolyourphonewhileinside
theVRcardboard.
idontuseanymagnetsonmyVRCardboard.Willbediscussedinsomeparts
ofthisinstructables.
Step3:Steps
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Step4:GoogleCardboardVRassembly
AssemblingGoogleCardboardVR
1.Downloadthetemplatesforfreeandprintinonlongbondpaperinlandscape
mode.
(Linkwillbeprovidedinsomepartsofthisinstructables.)
2.Cuttingusingscissorsandstencilcutteraccordinglywiththetemplateguides.
3.Attachedthetemplatesaftercuttingonacardboard.
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4.Aftercuttingallthethreepagespartsofthetemplates.,assemblingitisquite
notdifficulttofollow.,astheirisamarkingontemplateswhereyoucanfold.
Step5:
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Step7:Sources
Sources:
https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/getcardboard/
VRAppsforiOS
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https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/divecityrollercoaster/id771293168?mt=8
Step8:InDepthUnderstandingMagnifications
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Magnificationofimages
magnification\magnfkshn\
noun
:theactofmakingsomethinglooklargerthanitis:theactofmagnifying
something
:thelargerappearanceofanobjectwhenitisseenthroughamicroscope,
telescope,etc.
FocalLength
Focallengthisthedistancefromthemagnifyinglenstotheobjectbehindthe
lenswhentheobjectisinfocus.Toputitanotherway,theoptimaldistance
betweentheobjectbeingmagnified(whenitisinclearfocus)andthe
magnifyingglassisthefocallength.
MagnificationPower
Asthemagnificationpowerincreases,thefocallengthdecreasesconversely,
asthemagnificationpowerdecreases,thefocallengthincreases.Thestronger
theopticalpowerofthemagnifyinglens,theshortertherequireddistance
betweenthemagnifierandtheobjectbehindthelens.
Forexample,ifyouarelookingatadiamondthrougha10xloupe,thedistance
betweenthediamondandthemagnifyingloupewillbeverysmall(aboutaninch
orsoaway).Thefocallengthisthereforeaboutaninch.Youreyewillalsoneed
tobeveryclosetotheloupe.
Ifyouarelookingatfineprintwitha2xhandheldmagnifyingglass,the
magnifyingglasswillneedbeseveralinchesaway(roughly6to8inches)from
thefineprinttobringitintooptimalfocus.Thefocallengthinthisexampleis6to
8inches.
Ifyouarenotusingamagnifieratitscorrectfocallength,theobjectyouare
viewingwillappearoutoffocus,distorted,orupsidedownwhentryingtoviewit
throughthemagnifyingglass.
RelationshipofLensSizetoMagnification
Pleasekeepinmind,asthelenssize(diameter)ofthemagnifierlensincreases,
themagnificationpowerofthemagnifierdecreases.Asthelenssizeofthe
magnifierlensdecreases,themagnificationpowerofthemagnifierincreases.
Thisisaresultoftheamountofcurvatureinthemagnifier(lens).Magnification
powerisaresultoftheamountofcurvatureinthemagnifierlens.Asthelens
sizeincreases,theamountofcurvatureinthelensdecreases,resultinginlower
magnificationpowerofthelens.Asthelenssizedecreases,theamountof
curvatureinthelensincreases,resultinginhighermagnificationpowerofthe
lens.Thisiswhyhighermagnificationlensesaregenerallysmallerinsizethan
lowermagnificationlenses.
Step9:AboutMagnets
UsingMagnets
CAUTION:MessingwithpowerfulmagnetsnearyouriPhonecanalterthe
calibrationofthesensor!
Inresearchingthisarticle,weexperimentedwithanumberofpowerfulmagnets
nearthephone.Whilethecompasscanrecalibrateitself,itispossibletomess
itup.Inourcase,itseemsthatwemighthaveslightlymagnetizedsome
componentinsidethephone.
Whilethecompassstillseemstoworkreasonablywell,itdoesntshowthesame
overallfieldstrengthwhenwetwistthephonearoundindifferentdirections.This
relativelynewiPhonedidagreewithitselfbeforewestartingexperimenting.
ThereareanumberofstainlesssteelshieldsinsideaniPhonethatmighthave
beenveryslightlymagnetizedbythepassingmagnets.Hopefullytheywill
demagnetizeovertime.
Avoidgettingpowerfulmagnetstooclosetoyoursmartphone,orriskmessing
withyourowncompasscalibration.Anythingcloserthanafewinchesisstronger
thanthatsensorcanmeasureanyway.
https://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?p=iphonefun
Moreaboutmagnets
https://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?p=googlecardboard
Step10:GoogleAnnouncement
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GooglehasannouncedanewversionofCardboard,itsvirtualrealityviewer.
ThelatestCardboarddesignwillfitlargerphones,upto6inches,andit'sgotten
ridofthemagnetcontroller,replacingitwithacardboardbuttonthatwillwork
witheveryphone.Italsotakesfewerstepstoassemble.Justasimportantly,
GooglehaslauncheditsCardboardvirtualrealityapponiOS.Thenewappwill
letiPhoneusersexplorecityenvironments,useavirtualkaleidoscope,andview
3Dobjectsfromamuseumcollection.Untilnow,theofficialCardboardappwas
availableonlyonAndroid,whereithasbeendownloadedoveramilliontimes.
FordevelopersthathavecreatedtheirownCardboardcompatibleapps,the
softwaredevelopmentkitalsosupportsiOS.
*GoogleCardboardisavirtualreality(VR)platformdevelopedbyGoogleforuse
withafoldoutcardboardmountforamobilephone.Itisintendedasalowcost
systemtoencourageinterestanddevelopmentinVRandVRapplications.Itwas
createdbyDavidCozandDamienHenry,Googleengineers.
AfterinitiallyonlysupportingAndroid,GoogleannouncediOSsupportforthe
UnityplugininMay2015attheGoogleI/O2015conference.Thirdpartyapps
withCardboardsupportareavailableontheGooglePlaystoreandAppStore
foriOS.
EverythingaboutGoogleCardboardVR
http://www.techradar.com/news/phoneandcommunications/mobile
phones/googlecardboardeverythingyouneedtoknow1277738
Step11:Result
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Recyclingthingsupisagoodhabit.,youareabighelptomothernatureplus
you'recreatingnewthingsoutofold.,Andthatsallofit.,Theresultofbuildingthis
projectisfullfilling.,Ienjoyedusingthevirtualizationatnocost.Hopingyou
enjoyedreadingit.,aheartoravotewillbehighlyappreciated.,Thankyou!
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Justbuildanotherone,newbutsameLensDIYprocedures.
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Foundabetterway,putawasherinbetweenof2plasticlens.,foreasy
injectingwater:,watchoutforbubblesinsyringe.
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Cool!I'lltrysomeday..
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Whycantyoujustuseapairofcheapreadingglassesforthelenses?
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Somethingaround+2diopters,dependingonyoureyesightandthedistance
betweenyoureyesandthescreen.
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Youreyeswillbroke
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@GWPoulos
Asimentionedinintroduction,theideaistocreateagooglecardboardVRby
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usingscrapmaterials.,Andidontthinkyourideaofusingordinaryeyelenses
willwork.,it'sanegativemeniscuslenses.
while2Biconvexlensesparalledto2imagescreatea3Deffectwhenheldup
toyoureyesatfocallengthof45mm.Itcombines2imagesinoneimagethat
creates3DeffectandOrdinarylenseswillnot.(imo)
Butmaybeitmightworktoowithplanoconvexlens.Thanksforyour
suggestion.
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@kondzio29
Thanksalot!
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Gladyoulikeit.,Thankyou!
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Greatinstructable!Reallywellexplained!
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That'sprettyawesome!Supercoolthatyoucouldmakethelensesyourself
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