Calvert Library is hosting a Virtual Reality (VR) Roadshow! Visit the library in Prince Frederick on Saturday, August 19, from 10am to 1pm to try out a variety of virtual reality platforms such as Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Thanks to funding from the Maryland State Library Agency and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the library will receive training and be able coach you through the experience. There will be librarians on hand to hear what your thoughts are on other VR opportunities you would like to see Calvert Library offer! Immersive learning has always been the most effective means of gaining knowledge but it hasn’t been the safest…you wouldn’t want a surgeon-in-training’s first incision to be in your abdomen…or a pilot’s first landing to be in a Boeing 747 full of passengers. VR is allowing immersive training without putting anyone at risk. What can you see for the future of VR? Come to the Roadshow to get your imagination revving! For more information, call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291.
