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Google Daydream Icon Effect #28

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OughtImpliesCan opened this issue Aug 27, 2017 · 0 comments
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Google Daydream Icon Effect #28

OughtImpliesCan opened this issue Aug 27, 2017 · 0 comments

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OughtImpliesCan commented Aug 27, 2017

OK, I'm going to take a swing at this and lets see what you think.

There is an algorithm that is used to modify the screen so that the human eye can focus when a phone is held up close and viewed through lenses. You can see what the algorithm is suppose to do to the screen output at the 15 seconds point of this video when the little cardboard icon is clicked:

https://youtu.be/D8dj0bk3cWQ?t=13s

I don't know if that algorithm is actually used with this browser extension or if you're just calling some API function provided by chrome or android or whatever, but if you are or know of how to find that function, as in you could literally copy and paste the math into another file and it would have no additional dependencies left behind... then I would like your help in the idea of applying that algorithm to the entire Android operating system... the idea being you would use your phone with the VR goggle, be able to still visually use your operating system but now using a wireless keyboard and mouse (OTG cables work too)... this would be so empowering where, for very cheaply (I found the goggle, keyboard and mouse on ebay for like $30), just about anybody could immerse themselves in a different environment on demand (especially with ear buds if you're in public spaces or trying to work on code or study an article for school and want 100%)... as of Android 5.0 you can easily invert the screen colors so that reading text is much easier... there's got to be a way to update the older phones, obviously not for things they physically do not have (they do have a cpu that can do the math operations to split the screen) like the gyroscope features where your headset moves around if you twist your neck.

I have no idea if this is the correct direction as my area of focus for software development has been chrome extensions and JavaScript stuff, but I was sniffing around the android domains and think I've found this as a thing to look into, https://source.android.com/devices/graphics/arch-bq-gralloc of course, if someone who actually knew what they were talking about when it comes to android was reading this message, they could probably maneuver the copy/paste of that algorithm relatively easily I'd imagine. Oh, and I'm certain this is a general purpose algorithm in the sense I've been referring to since the same thing is also applied to youtube as well as video games according to the google daydream advertisements.

So, any comments? Know of anybody who might know of someone who would know how to do this?

@OughtImpliesCan OughtImpliesCan changed the title Google Cardboard Icon Effect Google Daydream Icon Effect Aug 27, 2017
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