Thanks for all the great replies.  OU is fairly close.  May be time for a
road trip.

Edward Iglesias

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Matthew Kopel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We ordered about 600 Google Cardboards from a vendor in China (via ebay) at
> a cost of ~$5 a pop and sold them to our members (a mix of public, school,
> academic, & special)  for ~$3/pop to get them started and experimenting.
> Some libraries are circing them, others are reserving them for specific
> programming. The biggest piece of feedback that we're getting is that it
> would be nice to have at least one or two dedicated devices in the space
> for those who don't have phones or to provide quick demos to people who
> might be interested. I've been looking at the feasibility of getting some
> used Androids to wipe and preload with content.
>
> Matthew Kopel
> Research & Development Librarian
> Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC)
> [log in to unmask]
> 315-446-5446
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Coates, Sarah <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > I know the University of Oklahoma Libraries is doing some really cool
> > things with VR and other things. Here's the page for their Innovation @
> the
> > Edge program: https://libraries.ou.edu/edge which also has contact
> > information. I think they've been doing VR stuff for at least a year or
> two
> > now.
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> > ------------------
> > Sarah Coates, MA, MLIS
> > Special Collections and University Archives
> > 204 Edmon Low Library
> > Oklahoma State University
> > 405-744-6076
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Jacob
> > Ratliff <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:11 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries
> >
> > I would recommend going to www.polygon.com and looking for articles by
> > "Ben
> > Kuchera." He's a video game journalist and VR enthusiast and has been
> > writing extensively about the VR landscape for a few years. Definitely a
> > good place to start.
> >
> > Jacob
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Edward Iglesias <
> > [log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I am in the midst of putting together a proposal to try out some VR
> gear
> > in
> > > our library with the thought of eventually providing some student space
> > to
> > > support it.  Any reccomendations on equipment or things to looks out
> for.
> > > So far we are looking at a couple of Oculus Rifts and perhaps an HTC
> > Vive.
> > >
> > > Edward Iglesias
> > >
> >
>