Virtual Reality in the Trenches Addressing the Preservation Challenges of VR for Scholarship Agenda § Virtual Reality at OU Libraries § Preservation Challenges § Research Initiatives § Takeaways Virtual Reality at OU Libraries Since January 2016 § VR Provided Across Campus § 8 Oculus Rift Workstations § 2 HTC Vive § 25+ Google Cardboards § 1000+ VR Sessions since Jan. 2016 § 30+ Course Touch Downs § 30+ “Intro to VR” Workshops § 12+ VR Faculty Collaborators Use Cases § Architecture § Spatial Thinking § Medical Imaging § DICOM --> Surface Mesh § Anthropology § Distant/Fragile Artifacts § Structural Biology § Input/Output VR Platform § Hardware (& device drivers) § Headsets § Sensors: Head & Hand Tracking § 3D Mouse § Software § In-House Software: OVAL § Commercial Releases: via “App store” Data Curation Concerns § Reproducibility § Transparency § Integrity § Security VR Platform - Challenges § Hardware/Software Obsolescence § Risks to Continued Access § Archival Content § Versioning § Impact on Reproducibility

(CC: Alexander Synaptic, 2014) https://flic.kr/p/pAPuca Preservation Approaches § Document Changes to System § Plan for Emulation § Standardization Initiatives § Khronos Group / OpenXR https://www.khronos.org/openxr/ § Recording ”The Experience" Living Computers: Museum & Labs; Seattle, WA § “Computer Museum” Approach VR Platform – Directions Forward § Versioning and Research Integrity § Issue DOIs for OU Software Releases § Citation Guidelines for Scholars § Archiving OU Code > Github > Zenodo VR Content Types

VR Content

3D Models 360 Videos Software

Point Cloud Mono Executable

Source Mesh Binocular Code

Volumetric Preserving VR Content § Sustainable File Types § Capturing Metadata § Derivative Data § Data Repositories VR Content - Sustainable File Formats § COLLADA (.dae) § Open, XML-based § Embed Metadata Photogrammetry Workflow

Image Processing Editing 3D Model Derivative Capture Files Data Repository VR – Visualization / Analysis Annotations

Dropbox Data Collection / Archive Data Repository Content Creation AWS – S3 Data Catalog Curation

Publication / Printing Current Projects § Data Repository § Metadata Policies and Workflows § Best Practices for Researchers § Access Platforms § Partnerships § IMLS Forum Grant Application §Virginia, Indiana, NC State, UA Libraries § Shared Platform and 3D Asset Collection §UA Libraries Takeaways § Beyond Novelty: VR for Scholarship §Analysis Platform §Productivity Tool § Library’s Role in Supporting VR § Concerns Over Research Integrity §Domain-Specific Needs § Importance of Collaboration Q&A Zack Lischer-Katz CLIR Fellow in Data Curation [email protected] zacklischerkatz.com

Matt Cook Emerging Technologies Coordinator [email protected] mncook.net