Microsoft is working on a Google Cardboard-rival called VR Kit

Microsoft is working on a new Google Cardboard competitor called the Microsoft VR kit. The company is hosting a VR hackathon in Russia in a few weeks where it will be handing out Microsoft-branded VR headsets to developers. The  original page where the contest was posted is currently offline, suggesting that it is possible that the information was accidentally leaked. There is no official information about the event as yet. According to a report by Thurrott, the event will be held on October 17 and Microsoft is promoting the event by saying that ideas that are ‘successful’, according to the translation, the team will be given a VR-Kit so they can keep building their application. As of now, there is no information provided whether the device will be available to the public. The kit works by inserting a Lumia into a cardboard box and then holding it to your face. As of now, the boxes are only made of cardboard. Microsoft may release the design for free, just as Google did. As of now, VR is getting a lot of attention and it would make sense for Microsoft to enter into this space too. Microsoft Hololens has definitely earned some praise in the market and it is possible that the company is using the cardboard kit as a means to lower the barrier and encourage VR developer interest, points out Wired.