NerdLens: Mirror your computer with cardboard VR
NerdLens is an open-source project that allows users to mirror their computer desktop into a VR environment using an iPhone and a Google Cardboard headset. The project uses a wired USB connection to stream low-latency video for a DIY virtual reality experience.
Why it matters
It demonstrates how low-cost, legacy hardware can be repurposed for modern VR applications through clever software engineering.
Put your computer screen in a headset you already own. A wired, open-source VR desktop experiment for iPhone and Google Cardboard.
NerdLens captures your desktop, compresses it into JPEG frames, sends those frames over USB, and renders them on a virtual screen inside a stereoscopic Cardboard view. No expensive headset. No cloud streaming. Just a phone, a cardboard viewer, and an arguably unreasonable amount of curiosity.
NerdLens is an early proof of concept, not a polished consumer app. The current mobile project targets iOS, requires a source build, and is best suited to hacking and experimentation.
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