#4 Labs for Innovative Teaching
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THE LABS FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHING
Only when there is a willingness to be more flexible, to try things out, to make mistakes, and to work together without hierarchies when dealing with innovative technologies we can contribute to a more sustainable, international, and qualitative higher education teaching that is ready for the future. We would like to offer the possibility to use virtual reality, augmented reality and hybrid teaching for your own teaching, to experiment and to identify the challenges as well as the opportunities of innovative technologies for your own teaching concept. We see ourselves as a meeting place where teaching staff and tutors are welcome, regardless of their previous knowledge.
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Giessen Justus-Liebig-University Giessen Philosophicum I Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10, D-35390 Giessen Haus B, Room 029 Phone: + 49 641 99 18052 |
Marburg Philipps-University Marburg University Library Deutschhausstrasse 9, D-35037 Marburg Group Room 50 Tel.: + 49 6421 28 26704 |
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OPEN LAB | Giessen wednesdays, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm The Lab is closed on 13.11. |
OPEN LAB | Marburg wednesdays, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The concept of the Open Lab is similar to that of a Makerspace or a workshop where you can work for free. The doors are open during the open lab hours and the team is available to come by, let us show you the headsets, ask questions or work on the workstations. We are always there for you and pleased to help.
FEATURES
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VR-Borrow Station The Lab in Gießen offers a number of different VR and AR headsets that can be borrowed. |
VR-Mobile Experience Book the VR mobile experience for your seminar, your lecture or your tutorium. The team brings everything, sets up the technology and shows the possibilities of virtual reality. |
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Workstations The powerful gaming PCs are already equipped with software (e.g. Unity, Blender, Unreal Engine, 3Spin Learning) for developing virtual applications and much more. You can work at the workplaces during open lab hours. |
Workstations The Lab in Marburg cooperates with the XSpace GameLab of the Institute of Media Studies, located in the university library marburg. This makes it possible for stationary applications such as the VR Treadmill to be available on the premises of the XSpace GameLab. |
COMMONALITIES
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Further Education Training The implementation of Virtual Reality (VR) in higher education teaching makes sense when practice-oriented training of processes, applications or behaviors is required. We support these processes by offering trainings for teaching staff and tutors. In this way, we want to sensibilize teachers and tutors for the use of new technologies and inform them about possibilites, challenges and potentials. |
Consultation and Support If you are interested in a long-term implementation of VR technology in your teaching concept, we will be pleased to advise you or support you individually with your project. |
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Networking The Labs act as a connector between the universities in central hesse. To support the exchange of experience and a change of perspective, the Labs coordinate the interdisciplinary and cross-university working group VR/AR. The next meeting will take place online on December 10, 2024, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. |
Inspiration How is virtual reality used at other (applied) universities? Find out in our VR Use Case Catalogue |
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HARDWARE
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Meta Quest 3
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· Mixed Reality Headset · Standalone · 2.2 h battery life · Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 · 515 g · 2064 x 2208 resolution per eye · 120 Hz refresh rate |
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GI |
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Meta Quest Pro
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· Mixed Reality Headset · Standalone · 2 h battery life · Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ · 722 g · 1800 x 1920 resolution per eye · 90 Hz refresh rate |
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X |
GI |
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Oculus Quest 2
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· Virtual Reality Headset · Standalone · 3 h battery life · Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 · 503 g · 1832 x 1920 resolution per eye · 120 Hz refresh rate |
X |
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X |
GI |
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Oculus Quest
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· Virtual Reality Headset · Standalone · 2 h battery life · Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 · 571 g · 1440 x 1600 resolution per eye · 72 Hz refresh rate |
X |
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X |
GI |
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Pico 4 Enterprise
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· Virtual Reality Headset · Standalone · 3 h battery life · Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 · 586 g · 2160 x 2160 resolution per eye · 90 Hz refresh rate |
X |
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GI |
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Pico Neo 3
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· Virtual Reality Headset · Standalone · 3 h battery life · Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 · 620 g · 1832 x 1920 resolution per eye · 90 Hz refresh rate |
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X |
GI | MR |
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HTC VIVE Pro 2
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· Virtual Reality Headset · PC-powered · 850 g · 2448 x 2448 resolution per eye · 120 Hz refresh rate |
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MR |
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HTC VIVE Pro Eye
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· Virtual Reality Headset · PC-powered · 800 g · 1440 x 1600 resolution per eye · 90 Hz refresh rate |
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GI |
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Microsoft Hololens 2
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· Mixed Reality Headset · Standalone · 3 h battery life · Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 · 556 g · 1440 x 936 resolution per eye · 60 Hz refresh rate |
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Magic Leap One
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· Augmented Reality Headset · Standalone · 3 h battery life · AMD Custom Chip · 316 g · 1280 x 960 resolution per eye · 122 Hz refresh rate |
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GI |
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KAT Walk Mini - VR-Treadmill
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· Omnidirectional VR-Treadmill · dimension in cm (LxWxH) 153,5 x 117,00 x 147,6 |
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GI | MR |
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Cybershoes 2000-L
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· VR-Shoes (Foot Tracker) · 3 h battery life |
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GI | MR |
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Logitech Group
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· Video Conference System · Up to 14 People Webcam Full HD 1080px Field of View 90 - 260 Degree Autofocus: 10fold zoom Full-duplex performance Acoustic echo cancellation & noise reduction technology USB-Plug (plug and play) |
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GI |
Appendix
Rental: The headsets marked with X can be borrowed.
Mobile: The headsets marked with X are bookable for the Mobile VR Experience. Please note that the Mobile VR Experience offer is onl available for members of the Philipps University. We are already working on expanding the offer to the joint universities.
Stationary: Equipment marked with X is available in the Labs and can be used during the Open Lab hours.
Location: The information shows you which location has the appropriate equipment. GI = Justus Liebig University Giessen | MR = Philipps University Marburg.