[aisle] Major Tech Purchase?

[Wagoner, Benjamin]

Erica,

Facebook did purchase and take over Oculus.  Here's a more detailed article
<https://www.oculus.com/blog/a-single-way-to-log-into-oculus-and-unlock-social-features/?locale=en_US>
about the transition from Oculus to Facebook.  While you don't need a
Facebook account right now (unless you're on the Quest 2), you will need a
Facebook account in 2023.

When the Quest 2 came out, you could not have one account on two different
machines.  A dev said it would be possible because of Facebook's TOS, but
that was retracted.  There is word of an announcement coming about this,
but it hasn't happened yet.

I'm interested to see how this changes in the future.

Ben



On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 12:29 PM Drumm, Erica via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi, Kate,
>
> Writing from York High School. I wrote a grant 1.5 years ago for Virtual
> Reality equipment and I was able to purchase 12 Oculus Quest VR headsets.
> They were super popular for gaming during study hall/lunch and were used
> occasionally by classes viewing immersive documentaries. (maybe 50 class
> periods total August - February, but more teachers were planning to use
> them in the Spring). Some clubs used them too (art club for the graffiti
> app etc).
>
> Obviously, we haven't used them this year  - and I hear that Facebook is
> taking over Oculus and I'm not sure how that is going to affect our
> accounts.
>
> I don't know if I recommend them or not - I do know they've been very
> popular.
>
> I'm curious to hear what others recommend!
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 10:17 AM Kate Rogers via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi, everyone,
>>
>> *I'm curious what major tech purchases you've made in the past few years
>> that have notably improved your work and/or your students' experiences in
>> the library.*
>>
>> We're in a high school, but I'd be curious to hear from librarians
>> working with students at any level.
>>
>> We're fortunate to have a well-developed video production room. Our
>> students are 1:1 with Chromebooks. We own a bunch of Breakout Boxes.
>>
>> Thanks so much for sharing your ideas and experiences!
>> Kate Rogers
>>
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