360 image before processing

If you are wondering how you can capture these 360 degree images, there are different ways to accomplish this. You can capture real 360 pictures with the Android app Google Cardboard and Cardboard Camera available in the Play store. If you are interested in capturing a 360 shot of your project, 3d model(s) or game, there is a bit more to it. (Contact me for more info).

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Save money by getting the maximum cash back from your credit card purchases!

Does your credit card(s) have cash back rewards? If you have more than one cash back reward perhaps you find it difficult at times to recall which credit card corresponds with which cash back rewards? With Cash Back Reminder you can simply open the app and find your credit card that gives cash back in the category you require enabling you to utilize the maximum amount of cash back for every purchase!

For example, let’s say that Credit Card A has 1% cash back on every purchase, and Credit Card B has 3% cash back at the grocery store and Credit Card C has 2% cash back at the gas station. It might be easy to mix up or forget where to use what card. Before you use your card, open the Cash Back Reminder app to make sure you are using the card with the most cash back rewards potentially saving you hundreds!

Let’s do some simple calculations on how we can come up with an estimated savings. The average family in the USA spends around $302 per month on groceries. Let’s say that you have a credit card that you regularly use, Credit Card A, because it is commonly accepted and has great rates. Now let’s say your “backup” card, Credit Card B, has a cash back reward for 5% at the grocery store, and another “backup” card, Credit Card C, gives you 5% back at the drug store. Usually you do not use Credit Card B at the grocery store because you can’t remember if it is Credit Card B or C with the 5% cash back reward at the grocery store, so it’s easier just to use Credit Card A, or you might even take a guess and mistakenly use Credit Card C, and you receive no cash back rewards. With Cash Back Reminder, you can simply open the app, check whether it was card B or C that rewards you for purchases at the grocery store, and voila, you save 5%. $302 x .05 = $15.10; $15.10 x 12 = $181.20. You would now be able to save $181.20 a year! That’s not counting your drug store purchases for the year which would likely add another $100 your yearly savings! That’s nearly $300 a year an average family can save by using this app!

Alpha testing group now open for registration

If you are interested in alpha/beta testing the unreleased version of the Cash Back Reminder app for Android you can apply to join the closed alpha testing group now by following this link https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.arvrcade.cashbackreminder

To send or report any bugs, errors, questions, comments, and/or suggestions follow the instructions in the link above.

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We all knew it was coming, but how well do these events fare?

Screen capture of Reggie Watts, live on Altspace

Last night Reggie Watts performed a 1 hour standup live on Altspace for hundreds of viewers utilizing a new addition to Altspace that they are calling “Front Row”. Now a lot of you know that I was creating a live social platform in VR at the same time as Altspace (Multiplayer VR) but Altspace has taken my idea to a new level and I commend them for the work they’ve done, they are doing a fantastic job!

Altspace, for everyone!

Altspace can be ran on the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive, and even GearVR and Cardboard! For this reason Altspace is currently the best option for a social experience in VR, because of the broad spectrum of hmd’s supported, which includes over 90% of VR users. One of the reasons I am discontinuing support for Multiplayer VR (besides the fact that it only runs with legacy pre 0.6 sdk) is that there were not enough Oculus Rift users alone to populate the rooms enough to be entertaining.

Some of you who haven’t been to a live event in VR, or have yet to use Altspace may be wondering how such an thing works? in my opinion it is much like going to an event in reality. At the Reggie Watts event there were people in the back of the room, away from the stage, having conversations. People up front nearest the monitors (the audio source for the live audio feed) bobbing their heads and dancing to the music, and of course just people watching the entertainment!

Connect with me on Altspace: KevinGulling.com

Also big thanks @reggiewatts for being one of the first celebs with some vision of the future! It was great meeting you, funny as hell! Come back to VR soon!

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Recently I have been developing an abundance of Cardboard and Gear VR apps for clients. I am commonly asked “How do I install a Gear VR apk?” or “How to install a Cardboard apk?”. Installing a GearVR .apk or Cardboard .apk (an apk is the file type for an Android application) on your Samsung s6, s7 or note 5 without downloading it from the Samsung Store or Play Store using a PC takes just a few easy steps.

You will need:

1. Compatible Samsung Phone
2. PC
3. Micro USB cable (like the one pictured below)
   
4. a Gear VR or Cardboard to use App
5. If you are installing an apk for Gear VR, you will need to make sure that your developer adds your osig to the app.

Enable developer mode on your phone by opening the settings and tapping “About”. Then locate the section called “Build Number” and tap it 7 times. (See image below)

Go to Samsung’s website and download the USB drivers for your specific phone (See image below). Install these drivers.

This is a screenshot of Samsung’s website as of May 2016

Plug your phone into your PC with your micro USB cable. If the Samsung USB drivers were successfully downloaded and installed, your computer will recognize that your device has been plugged in and your phone will ask to give permission for access. Tap allow Your phone will now show up as a removable storage drive on your computer..

Open windows explorer and navigate to your phones drive. Create a folder inside your phone called “My Apps” or anything you want. Drag your .apk file from your computer into the folder you just created on your phones drive.

Open the file explorer app (default file explorer is called “My Files”) on your phone and navigate to Device Storage > My Apps. You should see your apk listed. Tap this and then select “Install”. After installation you can open this app any time just like any app you downloaded from the store!

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