And all it costs is the price of your dignity, extremely sore eyes because you’ll be too close to the screen and the very likely possibility that one of your idiot mates will run up and egg flap you while you’re watching Gareth Cliff NOT get aired on Comedy Central.

Well. That’s a bit cynical. Sorry.

The idea here is that Google is trying to ‘encourage developers to build the next generation of immersive digital experiences and make them available to everyone.’
Very noble of you, Big Brother.

The plans for the DIY, folding product can be downloaded with templates from the projects site and it can be made from pretty much any piece of carboard you have handy, including a pizza box or a life-size cut out of Luis Suarez.

Get it here. If you make one, please send me pics, vids etc.

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