Google Launches Star Wars Cardboard Virtual Reality Experience

Google announced yesterday when it posted its new Star Wars: The Force Awakens #ChooseYourSide campaign that it was planning a few Star Wars Easter eggs in advance of the film’s release.

Empire is continuing their extensive run of Star Wars: The Force Awakens exclusives with an all-new Captain Phasma image to add to the growing collection. Android users will see a full transformation of Google Now where “cards automatically appear in your feed with “this day in Star Wars history” fun facts”. Other notable changes are Gmail loading as a lightsaber and the location marker on Maps that becomes an X-wing. From this information, we’ll see whether the world will turn light or dark.

He has some experience of helming projects which have a dedicated fan base having taken on two Star Trek flicks over the years, although admirers of the two franchises are different. These will only be available through Verizon Wireless stores and will be available on the 2nd of December, the same day that ILMxLab releases the VR content.

On the November 23 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy welcomed J.J. Abrams and the Cast of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens (Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Carrie Fisher).

With Facebook’s Oculus Rift set for a consumer launch in 2016, big name film directors are already working on new virtual reality content, according to news reports.

In conjunction with Lucasfilm and Disney, Google has also created google.com/starwars, a website which lets you choose sides in the battle to control the Galactic Empire.

We think that there is a lot more aimed our way from The Force at Google for its tribute to Star Wars. If you’re feeling particularly crafty, you can even build your own Cardboard viewer.