Hi All,

I am the project librarian for ZeuxisVR, a digital humanities initiative at Lafayette College that provides open-access VR experiences of cultural hertiage sites (www.zeuxisvr.com). We used Mozilla Hubs as a host for these spaces because they allowed us to do the following:

1. As a web based platform, it did not require a download on the user's part; it also made it so that you could use webXR to view the models in a browser so you do not need a VR headset.
2. It was social, meaning that multiple people could enter the space at once and collaborate/interact in the space.
3. We had the ability to embed videos, photos, sound, other models, etc into the space to make it more dynamic. 
4. It had annotation functions for all users in the space

Mozilla Hubs was sunset this past May, and we have classes utilizing these spaces heavily in August. But there is one beacon of hope: they released the code so that it is open-source, and have provided some good documentation on how to install it on an AWS server. However, the project is currently headed up by me (Digitization and Experimental Technologies Manager) and the project director (a very dedicated Art History professor). Both of our skillsets are more in the realm of model creation and usage, and neither of us have the skills or time to become Kubernetes expert by August. I have confirmed with our IT department that they do not currently employ anyone who has Kubernetes skills.

I am emailing looking for any options or ideas that people may have about finding a Kubernetes support person or company- my basic searching online shows options that are more geared for large for-profit enterprises, but I doubt we'd be able to pay what they are looking for. If you don't know anyone but have experience getting your institution to hire someone with Kubernetes knowledge, or get them to pay to train someone in it, I'd love your insight into how you argued for that and other potential collaborators you had to make it happen.

Lastly, if you are doing similar work but using a different resolution to share your models, I'd love to hear about it!

Best,
Sarah Beck
Digitization and Experimental Technologies Manager
Lafayette College
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