Does Samsung Gear VR uses build in headtracking?

    Hi,

    as far as I know it´s not possible to use the Gear VR with krpano inside it´s Oculus App?! I know that there is an App to disable the Oculus Software. But what´s with the build in headtracking-sensors inside the Gear VR? Do they still control the tracking while using krpano or does the phone do the tracking instead?

    I´m very uncertain if the Gear VR brings any pros compared to much cheaper VR headsets when using krpano only?!

    Thanks and best regards,
    Nupsi

    Thanks for the reply, Sacha. That´s what I expected. It´s a shame though that really everybody is restricting their hardware to their very own software. But I guess the VR-market is a lot like the console-market, where the purpose of the hardware is to sell software *mellow*

    Hi,

    Quote from Nupsi

    But what´s with the build in headtracking-sensors inside the Gear VR?

    krpano runs inside the browser as website and therefore it can only use that the browser provides - and there is no API for any GearVR features there.

    Btw - the gyro alone from the GearVR wouldn't be enough and not that important - the low persistence screen refreshing mode and the timewarp are equal or even more important for a very good VR experience.

    Maybe that will become once possible by the WebVR API...

    Best regards,
    Klaus

    Thanks for the clarification. I did´nt think about the fact that krpano indeed is restricted to the browsers API. Because of the programming-capabilities of krpano it´s easy to forget that there are still some boundaries *g*

    @Sacha
    Never heard of Milk VR or OrbX. I´ll check them out *thumbup*

    Best regards,
    Nupsi

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