The present invention relates to a collapsible virtual reality viewer. Aspects of the viewer include a body portion and a viewing portion, each having a plurality of panels abutting fold lines. The viewer may be folded along the fold lines to move from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration when it is not being used. In one aspect, the viewer includes a detachable panel that is removeably coupled to the viewer along a plurality of perforations. Promotional material may be printed on or attached to the detachable panel. In another embodiment, the body portion and the viewing portion are each formed of a unitary construction in which the panels of each portion are die cut from a single piece of material and folded along fold lines to form the body and viewing portions, which are then secured together at one or more locations.

Systems, devices, and apparatuses for a switchable augmented reality and virtual reality device are provided. An example device includes a handle, a device chamber, a viewport assembly, and a hinge assembly. The handle may be formed from folded sheets of material. The example device chamber is coupled to the handle and formed from folded sheets of material. The viewport assembly may be formed at least in part from folded sheets of material. The example hinge assembly pivotably couples the device chamber to the viewport assembly. For example, the hinge assembly may be operable to adjust the device between a virtual reality configuration and an augmented reality configuration. A display of a computing device held in the device chamber may be viewable through the viewport assembly in the virtual reality configuration and the display may be viewable without the viewport assembly in the augmented reality configuration.

In an implementation, a virtual reality (VR) headset can include a plurality of structural components. Each structural component can be formed from a respective cardboard sheet. The plurality of structural components can include a plurality of flaps that define an opening for placement of the VR headset near or against a face of a user in a first configuration, an internal wall of the VR headset, a bottom wall of the VR headset, a lens frame assembly, a top wall of the VR headset and an enclosure flap hingeably coupled with the bottom wall of the VR headset. The enclosure flap can, in a first configuration, secure an electronic device in the VR headset against the internal wall. In a second configuration, the enclosure flap can enclose the plurality of flaps that define the opening between the internal wall and the enclosure flap.

An example apparatus for a beam guiding device. The apparatus includes a curved lens and a beam splitter attached to the curved lens for splitting an incident light beam into a number of light beams. The apparatus may also include a coupling holographic optical element (HOE) attached to the curved lens to divert the number of light beams to a holographic coupling angle. The apparatus may also include a pair of waveguide HOEs to reflect the number of light beams within the curved lens. The apparatus may also include a decoupling HOE to divert the number of light beams from a holographic coupling angle out of the curved lens.

A new method of constructing a convertible virtual reality viewer on planar surface when in an unfolded state, or out of a box-type structure is described. Through its design of structural folds, the planar surface(s) can be configured into any shape such as, but not limited to, a package, box, container, mailer, and flyer of any material. Users of such a viewer download a software application onto a smart device and use this display apparatus to view a virtual image through a face plate, containing a pair of biconvex lenses. A viewer fashioned as such provides an environmental solution to reusing resources and limiting product waste by reusing product packaging as a virtual reality viewer with multiple uses. The planar surface(s) are intended for use as product packaging and/or mailer designed to be converted into a virtual reality viewer by the user.

A virtual reality viewer may be integrated with printed materials, such as pamphlets, flyers, magazines, or books. A user may be able to review the printed material regarding the advertised products or services and then activate a virtual reality scene on an electronic display, such as the user's mobile device, that provides the user with more information regarding the products or services. The virtual reality viewer may be attached to pages in the printed materials and constructed in a manner such that the viewer pops up when the pages are opened. The user may place a mobile device in the viewer and/or access an integrated display to view a virtual reality scene related to content in the printed materials.

A new method of constructing a convertible virtual reality viewer on planar surface when in an unfolded state, or out of a box-type structure is described. Through its design of structural folds, the planar surface(s) can be configured into any shape such as, but not limited to, a package, box, container, mailer, and flyer of any material. Users of such a viewer download a software application onto a smart device and use this display apparatus to view a virtual image through a face plate, containing a pair of biconvex lenses. A viewer fashioned as such provides an environmental solution to reusing resources and limiting product waste by reusing product packaging as a virtual reality viewer with multiple uses. The planar surface(s) are intended for use as product packaging and/or mailer designed to be converted into a virtual reality viewer by the user.

A stereoscopic viewing apparatus for use with a SmartPhone including a pair of lenses and a viewer body preferably fabricated at low cost from a single paper sheet. The sheet is provided with a pair of fold lines which define first and second sheet segments separated by a lens mounting segment. The lens mounting segment defines a pair of left and right lens openings for receiving the respective lenses, with the mounting segment further defining features that secure the lenses in place in the lens openings. When in an operating mode, the first and second sheet segments function to position the lenses appropriately for viewing stereoscopic images on a SmartPhone screen, with the viewer being capable of being folded into a compact state for shipping or storage.

A head-mounted stereoscopic viewing apparatus is disclosed including a viewer section and a head mount secured to the viewer section for receiving a head strap. The head mount, which is preferably formed from a single sheet of heavy paper, includes a forehead segment, a left and right side segments extend from respective left and right end portion of the forehead segment and left and right lower segments extend from respective left and right side segments over a lower section of a housing of the viewer. The head mount from the left lower segment, through the left side segment, the forehead segment, the right side segment and the right lower segment form a continuous structure.

A virtual-reality or augmented-reality viewer (1) for a mobile electronic device (2), the viewer (1) including a central body (3), a left lens (4) and a right lens (4) arranged in the central body (3), a left side body (5) connected to the central body (3), a right side body (5) connected to the central body (3), and a tension mechanism (6) which biases the left and right side bodies (5) towards each other. In a first viewer state, a left portion of the central body (3) is accommodated in the left side body (5) and a right portion of the central body (3) is accommodated in the right side body (5). In a second viewer state, the left portion of the central body (3) is not accommodated in the left side body (5) and the right portion of the central body (3) is not accommodated in the right side body (5), so that the left and right lenses (4) are not covered by the left or right side body (5).