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Google's new app shows several very important things to remember when creating a game for VR, including how far away text should be and why seamless head tracking is so important. The app is meant to be paired with Google Cardboard, and is supposed to encourage die developers to make VR games.

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Google made some waves in virtual reality (VR) yesterday with the announcement of a new redesign for the Google Cardboard head-mounted display (HMD) as well as two new software initiatives. The second day of Google I/O, San Francisco, today has lead to further revelations, including two new playable VR demos.

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Googles annual Google I/O event is currently taking place in San Francisco, and unsurprisingly virtual reality (VR) has already played a key role in the proceedings. A new version of the Google Cardboard head-mounted display (HMD) was revealed at the keynote speech yesterday, along with the revelation that there are now over 1 million units in the world. The VR commentary continues today, as the relation to Project Tango is discussed.

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VRFocus - This week's Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, California, USA has proved to be an eventful one for virtual reality (VR) technology. The company has greatly expanded on the Google Cardboard mobile head-mounted display (HMD) that it introduced last year with a new version the accommodates larger phones and new support for the iOS operating system (OS). It's also announced the Google Jump VR video concept and Google Expeditions educational initiative. But the company isn't done there; it's today released Google Design Lab.

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GP writer Jonathan Higgins writes: "Dont be fooled by appearances, or by a games origins. I feel like properly discussing Bloo Kid 2 could beget an entirely different feature about the expectations we have about certain games, based on how theyre dressed and how theyre priced. Im about to describe a game that started out as freeware on mobile devices, but was ported to Nintendo 3DS. Heck, just a simple Google Search for Bloo Kid 2 pulls up the Google Play listing before anything else. Still, this is a game that truly surprised/impressed me, far exceeding my expectations."

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Codigames has announced its adventure RPG, Schools of Magic, is now available on Google Play for Android devices. Schools of Magic puts players in the shoes of a mage who decides he wants to form his own school of magic. Players will be able to manage the school, participate in mage battles, collect different magic items and weapons, as well as challenges other mages to battle online in real-time.

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Pixel Dynamo reports on Hotline Miami's release on the Google Play store and the fact that an Android compatible gamepad is required.

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VRFocus reports on the launch of the official Google Cardboard application for iOS devices, available to download now via iTunes.