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Spaces and Technology

See below for more information about each of the IDEA Lab’s technologies.

3D Printer
VIS Wall
Virtual Reality


Visualization Wall
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The Visualization Wall with two students standing in front of it
The Visualization Wall with two students standing in front of it

A 13.5′ feet by 7.5′ visualization wall ideal for high-definition presentations

  • Comprised of 16 46” monitors
  • 7,680 by 4,320 pixel, true 8K,  resolution
  • Powered by a high-end Windows 10 workstation with NVIDIA Quadro 6000 video card


Virtual Reality Lounge
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A student wearing the HTC Vive headset interacts with a virtual object.

Work space for groups utilizing virtual reality and augmented reality technologies

  • HTC Vive
  • Oculus Rift
  • HoloLens


Informatics Lab
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Professor Mischo demonstrating the Informatics Lab to a group of students
Professor Mischo demonstrating the Informatics Lab to a group of students

An Informatics Laboratory for work on information discovery and database technologies

  • A mini-visualization wall comprised of 4 55″ monitors
  • True 8K resolution
  • Four 65” mobile touchscreen monitors with attached workstations


3D Printing Lab
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The 3D Printing Lab, featuring three LulzBot TAZ 5 3D printers
The 3D Printing Lab, featuring three LulzBot TAZ 5 3D printers

Three 3D printers for constructing prototypes

  • LulzBot TAZ 5 3D printer with standard PLA printing capabilities
  • LulzBot TAZ 5 3D printer equipped with dual extruders
  • LulzBot TAZ 5 3D printer equipped with “flexystruder” to print flexible filament
  • Sense 3D scanner


Presentation Spaces
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Presentation Space North
Presentation Space North
Presentation Space East
Presentation Space East

Two presentation spaces for enhanced interactive presentations

  • North area with dual 84” monitors
  • East area includes a single 84” monitor equipped with wireless presentation technology


Innovator Design Rooms
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Innovator Design RoomGroup work rooms for collaborating on discovery, design, and data projects
  • Glass writing surfaces
  • Mobile whiteboards
  • 58″ mobile high-definition monitors with attached workstations


Collaboration Equipment
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Collaboration Table

Collaboration tables for group project work

  • 4′ x 6′ collaboration tables with attached 42” monitors
  • Six Extron switch cables (4 HDMI; 2 VGA)