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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 > > > > > >