Friends of the UNCG Libraries

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...

Video games – how do they affect us and what can we learn from them?   That’s the question being explored in the newest feature in the Digital Media Commons in UNCG’s Jackson Library. Students and faculty are invited to see for themselves what the buzz is about on February 7 at 3 pm in the Digital Media Commons to explore the new Gaming Lab, which opened December 3.   While there, we invite you to see the new MakerBot printer now being installed. The Gaming Lab project was spearheaded by Associate Professor Gregory Grieve, and coordinated by Beth Filar Williams, Interim Head of the Digital Media Commons (DMC). Support from Lindsay Sabatino, Director of the Digital ACT Studio housed in the DMC along with the financial support College of Arts and Sciences, Lloyd International Honors College, Undergraduate Studies, and University Libraries made the lab possible.        With the opening of the Gaming Lab, UNCG is following scholar­ship and...