Virtual Reality for everybody
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Virtual reality has been developing very fast and is much easier to use. Still good equipment is quite expensive and also requires quite a lot of space. Virtual reality can be used in many different ways.
*Learning more about different subjects in a very interactive way like
*Virtual travelling
*A tool for arts
*Solving various tasks : Design, collaboration etc
*Games
*Learning to program 3D graphics for VR
Several libraries spread throughout Helsinki should be chosen with a good geographical spread. At least one VR-station should be set up for all places including both free and paid applications and games. Furthermore a good guide to free web browser VR experiences should be made so that users can explore it themselves and possibly also good pointers to how to make really simple own VR experiences for the web with frameworks like threejs.org
It's important to aim for and easy to use experience like Oculus Rift S, so that only the headset and controllers plus a sufficient PC is needed without any extra external sensors. A good setup can cost around 2000E and at least a few hundred need to be reserved for relevant VR-experiences per setup.
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Helsinki metropolitan area libraries (Helmet) and Oulu City Library have joined in a project called "Our shared virtual world" which name practically tells what the project is about: the aim is to create a shared virtual world for the Finnish public libraries. Vantaa City Library is coordinating the project. In the first phase the participating libraries have already purchased virtual glasses. This participatory budgeting proposal would be good to be developed perhaps a bit later as a continuation for the ongoing nationwide project. Maybe we can talk more during the Teemaraksa workshop.
Best wishes
Katri Vänttinen
Director of Library Services
City of Helsinki
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