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Yes, we're actively working on getting the Android version up and running so people with Google cardboard can view it as well (and any other VR cardboard ofcourse)

Shoot us an email at press@1157.pm and we'll let you know when it's ready (hopefully this week)

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Isn't it as simple as uploading it to Youtube or similar and telling people to use any Cardboard (etc) aware video player?

You could watch a static video, but head motion would not be tracked in that configuration. They probably recorded with some sort of non standard fish-eye lens, so no video player will exist that could achieve the desired effect. A bunch of transformations have to be done to make the video work with cardboard (source, I have developed a quick demo with cardboard and OpenGL before).

There's multiple video players for Android that take 'oculus' style side-by-side video and allow you to watch it with head tracking. OK - the inter-eye distance and distortion<>lens mapping might not be 100% but it mostly works.

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