Welcome

Welcome to Immersive Technologies

Immersive technologies change or expand the physical world by merging it with digital or simulated reality, creating a new world for immersion experiences. For example, Augmented Reality (AR) creates a digital addition, or layer, to your reality and Virtual Reality (VR) is a full immersion into another world or reality, shutting out the physical world.

If you are a first time virtual reality (VR) user, you may want to invite a friend to help with putting on the headphones, getting started with an app or experience, and using the VR controllers. Consider taking a break after 30 minutes of use or if you feel nauseous or uncomfortable from the movement, rotation and space perception while wearing a head-set. It may take a couple of sessions to get used to the immersive experience.

The Library's VR headsets (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift S and Oculus Quest) provide an engaging and exciting fully immersive experience that allows the user to interact with computer-generated objects. 

Library Immersive Technologies are located in the J.D. McKean Library Innovation Station (Room 102), Faculty/AVR Room (101), and the Presentation Studio (Room 108).

  • Step into the Innovation Station to experience virtual reality, the flight simulator, a Music Workstation, or the all-in-one large touch screen.
  • Visit the Presentation Studio to create presentations and more using green screen technology.
  • Check out Oculus Quest from the Library Service desk for an immersive experience anywhere in the library. (Note: Oculus Quest cannot be taken out of the library.)

Inquire at the Library Service desk if you need help utilizing AR/VR learning technologies.

The library offers VR users a one-time use opens new windowVR headset eye mask cover available at the Library Service desk.

BioDigital Human

ORU's Subscription - Faculty members and ORU students in anatomy, nursing, physiology, and related courses, may request access to ORU's subscription which includes a collaborative workspace for sharing models and the ability to publish models for use in D2L. For more information, contact Myra Bloom at mbloom@oru.edu or 918.495.7174. If you need assistance with BioDigital Human, set up an appointment with Professor Bloom.

BioDigital's Free Plan - Gives basic access to view the "entire library of interactive 3D models up to 10 times per month, create customized views of the body in Human Studio, and store up to 5 models in My Library for future reference."

Try this:
1. Log in to BioDigital Human. Open the Explore menu at the top of the screen.
2. Select the categoryBlood, Heart and Circulation. Click Heart.
3. Use your mouse or touchpadto move the 3D image.

Click an area of the heart.
For anatomy information, click the info button ⓘ in the left sidebar.
Use the Anatomy button to explore all the anatomy of your current view.

Click tools in the left sidebar.
On the toolbar at the bottom of the page, click X-ray Mode in the View Modes options.
To see hidden objects, use the Dissect tool in the toolbar to remove one object at a time by clicking your mouse.

NEW! 3D Organon Immersive Learning

3DOrganonVR Anatomy on Steam - Now available in the Library.

Faculty and students can experience and explore an immersive environment of human anatomical models/structures, including muscles, vessels, bones, and nerves. opens new windowLearn more.
View opens new window3D Organon VR Anatomy video on Steam [1:29 mins.]

To use the program, check out the VR controllers from the Library Services Desk.
For a hands-on introduction to 3D Organon, just ask a librarian at the Library Services Desk to help you get started.

The program is available in the opens new windowFaculty/AVR Room, which may be reserved by ORU Faculty.