VR Headsets are available to faculty and staff who are part of the College of Engineering. If you are not affiliated with the College of Engineering you must have an M-Pass to reserve the headsets.
- This is only for faculty/staff at UW and not for students or student orgs to check out.
- Our student staff can provide basic technical support prior to the reservation but will not be able to run, organize, teach lab lessons, and/or create educational content specific to a course. Staff with VR expertise may not be present during all scheduled lab times so advanced planning is required. It’s recommended that each course has a lab TA that is fairly knowledgeable with frequent questions and issues with their lesson.
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Due to construction, the Kohler Visualization Studio is not available this year.
You are responsible for:
- Installing software applications on the headsets before pick-up time. Expect at least 1 week prior to your reservation to load and test needed applications and internet connection in your reserved space. This can take 20+ minutes/headset.
- Reserving a room for your class. Due to construction, we can not offer the Kohler Visualization Suite at this time. Instructors may reserve a room on campus through EMS. You may request a room on Floor 3 or 4 of Wendt Commons to minimize transport efforts of the headsets.
- The safe transport and return of all headsets. We can provide suitcases that can accommodate approximately 15 headsets.
Our staff will:
- Coordinate schedules with instructors, including time instructors may need to load files to the headsets.
- Provide technical support to instructors regarding VR headsets, including hardware and firmware updates prior to the reservation.
- Troubleshoot headsets that are malfunctioning (based on staffing availability and may not occur on-demand).
- Provide disposable headset covers at the request of instructors; requests must be made in a reasonable timeframe.
We will do our best to ensure the equipment is ready and working properly for each reservation; however, users must be prepared to use the equipment independently.
AR/VR Equipment List
Virtual + Augmented Reality Project Support
Check-in during these hours for questions pertaining to design consultation, materials, and best practices.
E-mail maker-vr@engr.wisc.edu with questions.