Gear

Equipment Checkout

SOJC offers a variety of digital tools for short term checkout to all SOJC students, staff and faculty for use in producing their journalism projects.

How to Reserve Equipment

SOJC equipment requests can be submitted through Webcheckout: https://webcheckout.uoregon.edu

To request training or further assistance with SOJC equipment, stop by the J-Cage or reach out to creativecentral@uoregon.edu. 

Types of Available Audio and Video Production Equipment

• Audio Recorders
• Microphones
• Digital Cameras (point&shoots, DSLRs, and video cameras)
• Smartphones
• DSLR lenses
• Video and Photo Lighting kits
• Tripods and Monopods

Types of Available AR/VR and Gaming Production Equipment

• Game Consoles
• Games
• VR Glasses
• Analog (Boardgames) games

Equipment Checkout Policies

Patrons accept financial and legal responsibility when borrowing and using equipment from the School of Journalism & Communication. The individual on record as reserving the equipment is responsible for the timely return of any and all equipment and parts of equipment. Any damaged or missing equipment can result in the withholding of the grade for the course(s) in which the student is registered. There will also be a charge to that student’s account for the cost of repair or replacement of the damaged or missing item(s).

Types of Available Audio and Video Production Equipment

• Audio Recorders
• Microphones
• Digital Cameras (point&shoots, DSLRs, and video cameras)
• Smartphones
• DSLR lenses
• Video and Photo Lighting kits
• Tripods and Monopods

How to Reserve Equipment

SOJC equipment requests can be submitted through WebCheckout at: https://webcheckout.uoregon.edu

To request training please stop by the J-Cage while it’s open or reach out to creativecentral@uoregon.edu. 

NOTE: The Immersive Media Lab is currently closed and reserved only for use by Photo Classes for the 24/25 School Year.

The Immersive Media Lab is the ideal room for using the SOJC’s virtual reality and augmented reality equipment.

In the IML there are four high-end gaming PC’s for use playing virutal reality experiences or in game development. These can be use in conjunction with the Oculus Rift S or Meta Quest 2 headsets for virtual reality experiences. Each computer can also be connected to one of the wall-mounted displays for group viewing and collaboration.

VR Equipment Available for Lab Use:

• Oculus Rift S
• Oculus Quest
• Oculus Go
• HTC Vive Pro and tracker
• Meta Quest 2
• Cleanbox

You can find guides for all our VR headsets here.

If you would like to reserve the IML and checkout any of it’s gear fill out this form.

Allen Hall Room 304 PC Gaming Lab is open for drop in use to play video games using an Xbox Games Pass subscription and for VR use with the HTC Vive Pro. Please reach out to creativecentral@uoregon.edu if you have any questions about the space or would like assistance with VR.

Types of Available Gaming Production Equipment

Video Game Consoles: Xbox One X, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch

Analog games (Board games)

Supplies for making analog games

How to Reserve Equipment

VR Equipment and Facility Consultation Form: https://tinyurl.com/SOJCVRCheckout

The SOJC has various options for livestreaming or video conferencing within Allen Hall.

For video conferences we have two Meeting Owls available for capturing video and audio in medium to large conference settings.

For livestreaming the SOJC has a dedicated Streaming Studio in Room 305 with access to computers, OBS, mics and greenscreen.

Please contact creativecentral@uoregon.edu if you have questions about these options or would like to reserve them for use.

Any student enrolled in a Journalism class has access to the SOJC’s virtual storage server. This server can be access from any of the lab computers and also accessed from a student’s personal device like a laptop or desktop computer.

To access the server from the lab computer, navigate to sojc-files folder in the explorer and then to the Classes folder within.

To access the server from a personal laptop or desktop computer, you will need to first download Cisco AnyConnect Secure Client. Once installed please refer to this Service Portal article on the process to connect to the VPN. Put \\sojc-files.uoregon.edu into the file search bar, it will ask for your DuckID and password, then you should be able to access the Classes folder.

Please contact creativecentral@uoregon.edu if you have questions or concerns.

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