Idea for VR on any phone.

Unity Engine
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I had an idea for VR that could work on any phone, even low end ones. Do you think this would work:

  • Create a local website.
  • Using HTML5 make a screencast
  • Set up Unity with the Google Cardboard plugin showing the two views on screen.
  • On your phone go to the local website to see the screencast
  • Optionally use Unity and P2P features to communicate position of mobile phone to PC

This should work on any phone that supports HTML5.

Maybe there’s an easier way.

Another way might be just to tie the phone to the laptop screen and use the laptop screen to view the VR directly.

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I don’t see any reason this wouldn’t work, but I don’t know much about web or mobile development.

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There’s probably easier ways like I just found iDisplay which does about the same thing.