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Google Cardboard (Discontinued)
Defunct VR Platform · Google
F
Critical (F) — Immersion Grade
Google Cardboard was the original consumer mobile VR viewer. Materially influential in introducing mass-market consumers to VR but structurally limited as an experience platform. Effectively discontinued ~2019.
15
Composite / 100
Where this grade comes from.
Sensory Fidelity
F
Narrative Depth
F
Repeatability
F
Production Quality
F
Accessibility
F
Timeline & positioning.
- Launched Jun 2014
- Mass-market consumer exposure
- Effectively discontinued ~2019
- Open-source spec available
/ Best for
Not relevant. Historical reference only.
/ Watch out for
Mobile-phone VR demonstrated structurally inadequate for sustained immersive experience.