The
Digital Media Commons successfully hosted an open house recently to show off its newly minted Gaming Lab and
3D printing service. The event was well-attended by university faculty, staff,
and students, as well as University Libraries Friends. Attendees toured the
space and watched demonstrations of the Markerbot Replicator 2X in action. The
event was organized by Beth Filar Williams, Interim Head of the DMC, along with the DMC
staff; with added support from Professor Greg Grieve, of the Religious Studies Department; Brown
Biggers, Libraries’ Makerspace Team Leader; and Lindsay Sabatino, Director of
the Digital ACT Studio.
The
DMC Gaming Lab was made possible through the generous support of the UNCG
College of Arts and Sciences, Lloyd International Honors College, Undergraduate
Studies, and the University Libraries. Professor Grieve will use the DMC Gaming
Lab to teach three courses on religion and video games (HSS206, REL207, and
RCO223) this semester. During non-instruction hours, the Gaming Lab the will
be open to faculty, staff, and students with a valid UNCG Spartan card
Mon-Friday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. The Gaming Lab has
four Xbox gaming consoles available for reservation. Patrons may also check out
a limited number of games and game controllers at the DMC service desk.
The
Makerbot Replicator 2X 3D printer is the first stage of UNCG Libraries’ entry
into the Makerspace movement. The Replicator can print models in one or two
colors, using spools of durable ABS plastic. During the printing process, ABS
plastic filament is extruded through a nozzle onto a heated surface to build up
a solid object layer by layer. Patrons interested in learning more about the 3D
printer or submitting a design of their own to be printed can find more
information at the UNCG Libraries Makerspace webpage: http://uncg.libguides.com/makerspace and more about the DMC can be found on the
website: http://library.uncg.edu/spaces/dmc/
Posted on behalf of Armondo Collins of the DMC
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