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Thanks Sarah.  Here is a video we just published on YouTube that shows a bit of what we're doing:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmL3T28Ud1k

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On Mar 24, 2016, at 10:27 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.
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> Sarah
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> Sarah Coates, MA, MLIS
> Special Collections and University Archives
> 204 Edmon Low Library
> Oklahoma State University
> 405-744-6076
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> 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
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> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries
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> 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
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> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Edward Iglesias <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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>> 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
>>