▁and ▁interact ▁with . ▁The ▁V ive ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁Play Station ▁V R ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Virtual ▁reality ▁head sets ▁and ▁view ers ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁designed ▁for ▁smart ph ones . ▁Un like ▁head sets ▁with ▁integrated ▁displays , ▁these ▁units ▁are ▁essentially ▁en clos ures ▁which ▁a ▁smart phone ▁can ▁be ▁inserted ▁into . ▁V R ▁content ▁is ▁viewed ▁from ▁the ▁screen ▁of ▁the ▁device ▁itself ▁through ▁l enses ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁s tere os cope , ▁rather ▁than ▁using ▁dedicated ▁internal ▁displays . ▁Google ▁released ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁specific ations ▁and ▁associated ▁DI Y ▁k its ▁for ▁virtual ▁reality ▁view ers ▁known ▁as ▁Google ▁Card board ; ▁these ▁view ers ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁being ▁constructed ▁using ▁low - cost ▁materials ▁( and ▁a ▁smart phone ▁with ▁a ▁gy ros cope ), ▁such ▁as ▁card board ▁( h ence ▁the ▁naming ). ▁ ▁S amsung ▁Electron ics ▁partner ed ▁with ▁O cul us ▁V R ▁to ▁co - develop ▁the ▁S amsung ▁G ear ▁V R ▁( which ▁is ▁only ▁compatible ▁with ▁recent ▁S amsung ▁Gal axy ▁devices ), ▁while ▁L G ▁Electron ics ▁developed ▁a ▁head set ▁with ▁dedicated ▁displays ▁for ▁its ▁L G ▁G 5 ▁smart phone ▁known ▁as ▁L G ▁ 3 6 0 ▁V R . ▁Asian ▁hardware ▁manufact ur ers ▁like ▁X ion ▁and ▁Kol ke ▁have ▁developed ▁in exp ensive ▁virtual ▁reality ▁head sets . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7