How I got a React VR dev environment working with an Android Cardboard HMD

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I’ve had my eye on React VR for some time now, and after the recent announcement that it’s ready for use, I jumped on it, excited to get my hands dirty. While setting it up on my machine was pretty easy, I encountered a lot of difficult issues getting it to run on my Android device with a Google Cardboard style VR headset. I’ve documented my solution here, with hope that others can avoid an afternoon of struggle. I can only confirm this for Windows + Windows Subsystems for Linux, but the methods should be sound for any OS. I’m going to assume you have Cardboard set up on your device.