Ken Fujiuchi
Father, Librarian, Geek
Libraries in the Age of Extended Reality (XR)
Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR)
Ken Fujiuchi
Emerging Technology Librarian
Joseph W. Riggie
Information Systems Librarian
Presenters
Virtual Reality
- Computer Generated
- Controlled Environment
- Immersive
Augmented Reality
- Live, physical view
- Overlaid sensory information
- Approachable
VR
MR
AR
Milgram, Paul, Haruo Takemura, Akira Utsumi, and Fumio Kishino. 1995. “Augmented Reality: A Class of Displays on the Reality-Virtuality Continuum” 2351: 282–92.
Role of Libraries and Librarians
Content Curation & Evaluation
- 3D scanning and 360 capture
- Quality and authority control
- Digital curation is necessary
- What content is deserving of digital preservation?
- What is real?
Can librarians act as arbiters of genuine content?
Cataloging
- Cataloging for linked data environment
- Data can be independent of object
- New ways to catalog and record metadata
User Experiences
- New user interface possibilities
- New ways to interact with materials
- New ways to access information
Digital Preservation
- Preserve interactions and experiences
- 3D reproduction
- Preservation through data
360 Recording Kit
- Ricoh Theta V
- Low Profile Stand
- 3D Spatial Audio Recording
- Protective Case
- User Guide
- Release template
ShelvAR
- Use AR and visual identifiers to find misplaced books
- Discontinued due to patent dispute
Variation on a theme
Sensor based
Measurement based
LIDAR
- Recreate spaces with existing datasets
- Point clouds
- Existing photographs
Mythical Maze
http://www.sol.us/mythical/
Flexible Virtual Spaces
AR Content
- Use trigger images.
- Include rich resources, 3dmodels, video, images
Questions?
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By Ken Fujiuchi
