We tested AT&T virtual reality cardboard

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AT&T is the latest company to join the virtual reality trend and for this it has been inspired by Google's solution. The US telephone operator has developed inexpensive virtual reality glasses made from cardboard and that we can use with our usual smartphones. The price of the carton is only U.S. dollar 10 (a little cheaper than Google Cardboards).

And why did a company like AT&T decide to enter the world of virtual reality? For the "It Can Wait" campaign, which aims to raise awareness among drivers so they don't look at phones while behind the wheel. AT&T has developed an application, fully compatible with virtual reality, that puts us in the shoes of a driver who does nothing but be distracted at the wheel.

This application, dubbed "It Can Wait", is available both in Google Play Store as in the Apple App Store, completely free of charge. During the experience in 3D, which is possible thanks to the $ 10 cardboard, we see how we are about to collide several times or even run over pedestrians because of the telephone. Some other drivers will feel identified with these types of situations if they have ever experienced a fright at the wheel.

The demo invites us to move our heads in various directions, explore the environment, but we will not have the ability to handle driving at any time. The experience is "immersive" and in the end we will see how a single second of distraction due to the telephone can have a fatal result. A car will come the other way and run over us.

How the AT&T Virtual Reality Cardboard Works

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The AT&T cardboard box comes practically assembled and the user you won't have to follow complicated instructions to launch this simple virtual reality system.

We can hold the box with one of the hands or we can attach a ribbon. In any case it will be simple and fast adjust depth level to our eyes and needs. Make sure you do it right to avoid possible dizziness (which in virtual reality is never welcome).

The cardboard works with virtually any smartphone current, which will act as the screen. We have been able to test them with an iPhone 6, an iPhone 5, the Samsung Galaxy S6, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active and we have even dared to experiment with a larger phone, such as the iPhone 6 Plus, which has a screen of 5,5 inches and it fits into the case without problems. Of course, we recommend that you check well if the flap of the box is adjusted and tight, to prevent the phone from slipping on one of the sides.

Another curious fact about AT&T cardboard is that we can connect headphones, if we need them.

All Virtual Reality on AT&T Cardboards

AT&T cardboard have not only been designed so that we can live this experience at the wheel, but it is compatible with all kinds of virtual reality applications.

rollercoaster vr

One of the best known is the «virtual reality roller coaster«, Which we can find in the application stores of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), and Google for free. «Roller Coaster VR»Takes us fully into an attraction that at first seems a bit slow, but that will put our balance to the test on the descents, when our car begins to speed up. That is why we recommend that any virtual reality experience be done when the user is seated. This adventure also invites us to move our heads from one side to another and believe me when I tell you that your stomach will give you more than a jump.

jurassic vr

Another curious application that we have been able to find - also for free - takes us to a jurassic world with a few dinosaurs. In "Jurassic Virtual Reality" we will have a little more power of interaction, since the position of our head will help the character to orient himself. Therefore, we will have the ability to move, which makes the experience more fun, especially when we start to meet the dinosaurs. And we can be calm, because it seems that these creatures are well fed since they will not attack us at any time. It is available for the iPhone and for devices Android.

If you want to start experimenting with virtual reality and not spend a lot of money trying, you We encourage you to try AT&T cardboard, which you can purchase through the "It Can Wait" campaign website. You can also use the AT&T virtual reality application with Google Cardboards.


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