The Oculus Go ushers in a new era of VR, one in which users can go virtually anywhere without needing their phone or PC to connect them. Although the headset doesn’t include revolutionary graphics, like the PC connected Oculus Rift, its claim to fame is that it’s the easiest way to experience VR.
Although Palmer Luckey, Oculus Founder, posted an image of the torn down headset, we had to tear into one ourselves and understand how the Oculus Go became a reality for such a relatively inexpensive price ($199 for a 32GB headset).
By doing so, we were able to see how the electronics systematically worked together, and the possibility for further expansion in the world of VR.
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Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
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