REACTOR Shops & Labs

The Reactor Shops & Labs are a series of maker environments located inside the DI Hub that facilitate the Design Innovation Initiative’s conceptual modes of innovation, collaboration, and problem-solving.

The largest of these maker environments is the Reactor, which hosts a large studio-like workspace and a number of specialized "shops" that directly support collaborative prototyping and making activities. Beyond the Reactor, the DI Hub also houses a series of labs that support research and exploration related to emerging technologies. Most notably, this includes the Blank_Lab, X_Realm, and XR_Collaboratory which feature immersive multimedia technologies. Access to the Reactor Shops & Labs is available to all DI Hub members.

REACTOR

REACTOR

At the core of the DI HUB is the REACTOR, a multi-faceted makerspace designed to foster creativity, prototyping, and hands-on exploration. This open-access space is open to all KSU students, faculty, staff, and community members.

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Blank_Lab

Blank_Lab

The Blank_Lab functions as a ‘black box’ environment for investigating collaborative experiences that bridge the scope of immersive technologies, including augmented, virtual and extended reality tools. The space is designed to be re-configurable to support both the development and demonstration of projects utilizing these technologies. In all cases, the aspiration is to support group experiences of up to 15 people, regardless of whether users are engaging with AR/VR headsets and/or experimenting with projections to create ‘cave-like’ experiences. The Blank_Lab’s main space has a hung grid ceiling allowing for a hung curtain wall and to support reconfiguration of supporting cameras, projectors, etc. The curtain wall allows for wiring, speakers, and other supporting technologies to be strung behind the wall without visibility to visitors.
Adjacent to the main space, a control room hosts servers and workstations with the capacity to design, edit and support the presentation of these technologies in the main space.
The entire space is light and sound isolated (not sound or light ‘proof’) to support immersive experiences.

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X_Realm

X_Realm

The DI HUB's XR Lab, also known as the X_Realm, enables the KSU community to design, build, and test immersive experiences using virtual and augmented reality.

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XR_Collaboratory

XR_Collaboratory

The XR_Collaboratory is an open and dynamic space that combines high-tech extended reality equipment with the collaborative spirit of Design Innovation.

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