Looking for other equipment for Loan? Check it here!
Item |
Description |
Availability / Loan Period |
Immersive Technology |
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 Microsoft HoloLens 2 |
A pair of smartglasses provides immersive Mixed Reality (MR) experience with inputs with eye tracking, hand and spatial tracking with gestures and voice commands to accelerate the interaction. |
Loan period: 1-day |
 HTC VIVE Pro with Wireless Adapter |
A Head Mounted Display (HMD) and a pair of handheld controllers with three-dimension tracking system for experiencing immersive Virtual Reality (VR), turns a room-scale space into a boundless virtual world for virtual reality experiences and games. |
4-hour per session |
 Ricoh Theta V |
An omnidirectional camera with 4K resolution, the camera is compatible with smartphone or computer applications to capture 360° stills images and videos with high resolution and highly precise stitch image processing. The 4-channel microphone ready to capture spatial audio for immersive development.
* 2 Light stands are available for loan |
Loan period: 1-day* |
 Insta360 One R Twin Edition |
A camera assembled with a dual-lens 360 module with 5.7K resolution and a core module with a live preview touchscreen. It supports FlowState stabilization that offers you a different experience of shooting 360° video/image in slow motion and other video effects.
* 2 Light stands available for loan |
Loan period: 1-day* |
Eligible users
HKU students, faculty, and staff
Terms of Services
- This service is on a "first come first served" basis.
- First-time borrowers are required to read and sign an equipment loaning agreement form, which will allow them to borrow the equipment for the current academic year.
- All equipment borrowed must be collected and returned by the borrowers within the due date (30 minutes before the closing of the Libraries).
- Renewals, recalls or reservation services are not available.
- All equipment borrowed must be used only on the University campus for academic and/or educational purposes unless otherwise agreed in advance.
- Booking of equipment from HKU Faculty/Department can be made in advance via Email-A-Librarian (To: Lending Services).
Points to Note for Immersive Experience
- Start your immersive experience slowly to avoid motion sickness.
- If you experience discomfort, stop using the immersive device immediately and take a rest until you feel better.
- Keep the volume on the headphones or headset low enough to ensure you can hear and alert the situation around.
- Where applicable, gently adjust the strap on HMD until snug.
- Follow the instructions and maintain personal hygiene.