XR Community Lab subjectId: 690427

The XR (extended reality) Community Lab, located in Richter Library Room 326, is available for individual and small group demos in virtual reality and augmented reality.  The lab has an HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Meta Quest 2, Magic Leap, and Microsoft Hololens 2 headsets available. To request a demo or for more information, please contact Uyen Dang, XR Specialist.

Led by Vanessa Rodriguez, Head of Creative Studio, the XR Community Lab is a pilot space and service provided by the University of Miami Libraries in  collaboration with the XR Initiative. 

The Meta Quest 2 (formerly Oculus Quest 2) is a virtual reality (VR) headset developed by Meta (formerly Facebook). It is a self-contained unit.

Meta Quest Safety Center

Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
 

Uncover extraordinary and diverse ecosystems with ecosphere—a groundbreaking VR nature documentary series.
 

ENGAGE is a business-focused spatial computing platform. Designed for corporations, professionals, education organizations, and event organizers.
 

HTC Vive is a virtual reality system. It consists of hardware like its titular virtual reality headsets and accessories, virtual reality software and services, and initiatives that promote applications of virtual reality in sectors like business, arts, and video gaming. VR ready computer is required.

Vive Safety and Regulatory Guide

Designed to invoke the strongest possible emotions in the shortest possible time by walking the plank, 80 stories high. 
 

Explore a virtual museum in room-scale VR: see famous sculptures in full, 1:1 scale and see famous paintings without the limitations

A compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more.
 

Microsoft HoloLens is an augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) headset developed and manufactured by Microsoft. HoloLens runs the Windows Mixed Reality platform under the Windows 10 operating system. HoloLens has positional tracking technology similar to the Microsoft Kinect, an Xbox accessory.

Product Safety Warnings and Instructions

Oculus Rift is a discontinued line of virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a virtual reality company now owned by Meta (formerly Facebook). It was the first virtual reality headset to provide a realistic experience at an accessible price, utilizing novel technology to increase quality and reduce cost by orders of magnitude compared to earlier systems. VR ready computer is required.

Oculus Rift Health and Safety

Experience Oculus First Contact, an endearing robotic encounter that introduces you to Touch and hand presence with sci-fi ’80s nostalgia.
 

Explore a virtual museum in room-scale VR: see famous sculptures in full, 1:1 scale and see famous paintings without the limitations

A compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more.