VR Hub

A 35m² space dedicated to learning about extended reality experiences, whether created at Aalto University, or by the bustling community around the world. Conveniently located at the Harald Herlin Learning Centre, it can be booked by anyone with an Aalto user account.

It features hardware, software and seating with folding tables for up to 20 people for lecture and groupwork types of scenarios. The café upstairs can conveniently provide catering.

Choose your adventure

The space can be freely used when available, but we have some pre-made plans for helping you get familiar with the possibilities.

Equipment

The room has two dedicated Windows PCs hooked up to two 75″ screens for viewing what goes on inside the headsets being used. (Intel Core i7-6700 Quad-Core 3.4 GHz & 3.6 GHz 16 GB DDR4 2133 MHz with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB)

An abundance of software is available through our Steam account and as pre-installed locally made content.

A portable Vive Pro system with laptop is available by request (ASUS ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GS Core i7 16GB 256GB SSD 15.6\” 144Hz GTX 1070)

Headsets include HTC Vive Pro and Valve Index, with Oculus and Varjo products available by request from our VR Studio production facility.

A standalone, movable PlayStation VR unit and one set of free-for-all Oculus Quest complete this list.