With Daydream, Google's plans to dominate VR become more clear

On the second day of Google's annual I/O developer conference, the tech giant dove into greater detail on its virtual reality plans.

During I/O's first keynote on Wednesday, Google unveiled Daydream, a VR development platform based on Android that consists of smartphones, a headset and controller, and apps. On Thursday, Google's Daydream got a little more solid.

"We think VR is amazing," said Clay Bavor, Google's vice president of virtual reality. "We want to bring to everyone in the world."

Daydream will set the stage for immersive mobile VR with a strong emphasis on quality-made virtual experiences. Smartphone makers will need to meet standard VR specs — powerful performance, have low latency and have a VR System UI — in order to qualify to be Daydream-ready. Read more...