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===MetaQuest 2 ===
===MetaQuest 2 ===
[[File:MetaQuest2.png|thumb|Meta Quest 2]]
[[File:MetaQuest2.png|thumb|Meta Quest 2]]
The Meta Quest 2<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_2</ref> is a VR headset developed by Reality Labs (Meta Platforms). Once known as Oculus Quest 2, it was recently rebranded as Meta Quest 2 following the rebranding of Facebook Inc. as Meta. The Meta Quest 2 has a 1832 x 1932 display resolution (per eye), a 72Hz and 90Hz refresh rate, and is experimenting versions with a 120 Hz refresh rate. The headset's connectivity to a laptop
The Meta Quest 2<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_2</ref> is a VR headset developed by Reality Labs (Meta Platforms). Once known as Oculus Quest 2, it was recently rebranded as Meta Quest 2 following the rebranding of Facebook Inc. as Meta. The Meta Quest 2 specifications<ref>https://www.wevolver.com/specs/meta-quest-2</ref> comprise of a 1832 x 1932 display resolution (per eye), a 72Hz and 90Hz refresh rate, and is experimenting versions with a 120 Hz refresh rate. Its connectivity to a laptop is possible using a USB-C cable or a 3.5 mm headphone jack. It is also possible wirelessly to Bluetooth 5 and WIFI 6.
===Google Cardboard===
===Google Cardboard===
The Google Cardboard is a lens display for most modern smartphone devices with built in gyroscopes. By inserting your phone into the headset and enabling VR mode, the HMD becomes a non-positional tracking 360 degree viewer that allows the viewing of 360 videos or scenarios.
The Google Cardboard is a lens display for most modern smartphone devices with built in gyroscopes. By inserting your phone into the headset and enabling VR mode, the HMD (Head Mounted Display) becomes a non-positional tracking 360-degree viewer that allows the viewing of 360 videos or scenarios.
====Smartphone Setup for 360 YouTube Videos====
====Smartphone Setup for 360 YouTube Videos====
In order to view 360 degree videos on the official YouTube app, follow the steps outlined below:
In order to view 360-degree videos on the official YouTube app, follow the steps outlined below:
#Download the official YouTube app from the Appstore (IOS), Play Store (Android), or your smartphones personal app marketplace.
#Download the official YouTube app from the Appstore (IOS), Play Store (Android), or your smartphones personal app marketplace.
#Open the app and locate a video that is a 360 degree video.
#Open the app and locate a video that is a 360-degree video.
#In the lower right corner of the video player, tap the Google Cardboard icon. A white bar should now appear in between the video.
#In the lower right corner of the video player, tap the Google Cardboard icon. A white bar should now appear in between the video.
#Place the phone in the cardboard and align the center of the headset with the white line on the video.
#Place the phone in the cardboard and align the center of the headset with the white line on the video.
# Press play and fasten the velcro.
# Press play and fasten the Velcro.
==Equipment and Systems==
==Equipment and Systems==