The home made projects had potential, but it all seemed a bit expensive and complicated for me (specially with my lacklustre crafting skills). I visited DIY forums, checked projects using bulky LCD modules, scavenged lenses, tape… lots of tape. As a product in early development, which would be pricey and not commercially available for a good while, it was an inspiration to get back to my idea. Some time afterwards I heard about the Oculus Rift prototype, the device to finally make virtual reality… a reality (and help us forget the Virtual Boy). After a few bad attempts with a ‘cap phone holder’, I gave up and dropped the idea.
You see, I can manage the IT stuff but when it comes to making physical things, well, it’s just not my thing. But I had two problems, one: there wasn’t any software that would do what I needed (just limited desktop streaming apps but nothing for head tracking), and two: no proper way to hold the phone in front of my face and focus on the screen.
So I started experimenting with my Samsung Galaxy S (the first one, still have it).
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