Expeditions for Android

Expeditions for Android is an entirely new utility application by the Google giant that allows users to explore the virtual reality world through an Android smartphone or tablet device.

Expeditions for Android is a virtual reality teaching tool that allows you to lead or take virtual trips around the world, get closer to historical landmarks, dive with sharks, even fly. into space. Built for classrooms and small groups, Expeditions allows teachers to take their students on virtual journeys to places like museums, underwater and outer space.

Expeditions includes collections of VR content and supporting materials that can be used in conjunction with the curriculum. These trips are collections of virtual reality panoramas, 360 ° panoramas and annotated 3D images with details, points of interest and questions integrated into the program. Instruction used in schools.

More than 1 million students in over 11 countries have participated in the virtual journey in Expeditions. The program allows students to take a virtual field trip to over 200 locations including Buckingham Palace, the Great Barrier Reef, and many other notable places.

Expeditions will bring team experiences along with clear directions for adventurers. Google requires users to use tablet and phone devices with Cardboard, a realistic viewing tool for adventurers. You can purchase a kit with the equipment required in Best Buy Education.

In addition, Google is also working with many partners including: WNET, PBS, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Museum of Natural History, Planetary Society, David Attenborough with production company Alchemy VR and many museum museum partners. Google to create more compelling educational content for users to freely experience.

Salient features of Expeditions application on Android

• Instruct group groups to connect locally from a Smartphone or tablet device.
• Explore along with a specific guide immersed in a VR space by putting your Android device into a Google Cardboard or using an Android tablet or mobile phone with virtual 2D window mode.
• Connect devices via the same Wifi network - if the manual has downloaded some data, requires Expedition to run without an Internet connection.
• Select more than 200 Expedition from the list, with each Expedition is a virtual reality image generator integrated instructions, questions, etc.

Instructions for using the Expeditions application on Android

You will be asked to select one of the roles including: Guides and explorers right after opening the Expeditions application. If you want to change roles on a specific device, you can switch roles in the application by:

• Tap on Guild or Explorer at the top of the screen.
• Choose Lead to be a guide or Follow to become an explorer.

In the role of a tour guide

• Open the Expeditions app and tap on Lead if you haven't selected the role as a guide before.
• Make sure your explorers are connected to the Wifi network.You can see how many explorers are connected.If no one is connected, tap Connect Explorers or People and see if there are any network problems for timely support.To connect from adventurers' devices, touch the red WiFi setting link to turn on Wifi and connect to the correct network.If the explorers have connected without instructions, they will see a window with the text "Find instructions". Connect your instructor to the same network when the explorers start.
• Open a downloaded browser or Expedition to find new.You need to be connected to the Internet to download new Expedition.

After everyone has embarked on the expedition, you can begin your exploration.

As explorer

Discoverers can choose to participate in an on-going virtual journey through these steps:

• Open the Expeditions application and touch the Follow item.
• Find the adventure that begins the tutorial and select Follow.
• Place your device in the viewer.
• Start the virtual journey.

Technical requirements for the device

This application runs on any Android device running KitKat operating system (Android 4.4 and above). Your device needs to meet the following specifications:

• The GPU is equivalent to the Adreno 330 (this is the most important specification).
• A gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer: these devices are essential to determine the direction and perform tracking in virtual reality tools.
• High-resolution screen: requires at least 1080p screen.
• Minimum requirements 2GB RAM, over 2GB as possible, support Wifi 2.4ghz and 5ghz.
• 16GB flash memory (supports 32GB or MicroSD card).
• Android 4.4 and above.

Use of this application constitutes your agreement to be bound by the Google Terms of Service (Google ToS, https://www.google.com/accounts/TOS ), General Privacy Policy ( https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ ) and additional terms below. This application is a service as defined at Google ToS, and the terms regarding software in Google services apply to your use of the application.

Note: Do not use the application when driving, walking or in other activities if you do not want to be distracted or diverted to real situations that may cause you to violate traffic laws or affect safety. .

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