Google ramps up virtual reality focus with new unit
By John Glenday
Google is allocating significant new resources to its virtual reality ambitions with the creation of a new business unit focussed solely on the cutting edge tech, headed up by the creator of Google Cardboard.
Clay Bavor, formerly Google’s vice president of product management, has developed some of the search giant’s most familiar products; including Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive.
Google has helped popularise VR with the launch of its basic cardboard kit which can transform a smartphone running customised software into a primitive VR helmet. The experimental hardware has been promoted heavily, most recently through a partnership with the New York Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




