Digital Exploration Center
Spaces

The Digital Exploration Center offers an expansive 7,000 square feet of innovative research and exploration space, designed to foster creativity and discovery and is open to all current UCF students, staff, and faculty.

Booking Spaces

To book the Hitt Maker Podcast Studio or Production Studio, a short Webcourse is required. This course covers DEC policies and is tested by a quiz. A score of 90% or higher is required to pass. Once the webcourse and the associated quiz are completed, the booking links will become available. Further instructions are available on the Webcourse page.

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Immersion Studio

The Immersion studio features a 270-degree three-wall immersive projection with surround sound, powered by Igloo Vision. The studio offers multiple seating configurations and is equipped with a camera for online presentations.

Use of the Immersion Studio requires a consolation with DEC staff.

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Open room with immersive images projected onto the walls surrounding the viewer in 270 degree view.
Open room with immersive images projected onto the walls surrounding the viewer in 270 degree view.
Immersion Studio room with 3 wall wrapped image projection providing 270 degree panorama view of being on the moon.

Hitt Maker Podcast Studio

The podcast suite consists of a podcast studio, control room, and two sound booths. The podcast studio accommodates up to four users, with an additional interview area that seats two.

The studio utilizes a setup that includes three Sony DSLR video cameras and four Shure studio-grade microphones to provide both audio and visual recording. The sound booths are equipped with a 4K webcam and two Shure microphones to provide both video and audio capabilities.

The DEC highly recommends you bring a flash drive or have sufficient space on your computer or cloud storage to save your work. Podcast studio sessions with video can run from 60GB to 100GB, while audio-only podcasts can run from 2GB to 10GB. The DEC does not loan out equipment or storage media and deletes data from storage after each session.

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Podcast studio with colorful lighting, comfortable chairs around a table with microphones.
Podcast studio with colorful lighting, comfortable chairs around a table with microphones.
Podcast control room with a computer and audio control board with a window to the podcast studio.
Small sound both with a single work station, computer, and audio recording equipment.

Production Studio

The Production studio includes high-res DSLR cameras, six colored backdrops, adjustable lighting equipment, flexible seating for individual or group headshots (up to eight users) a photogrammetry station, and a projection mapping station.

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Large room filled with photogrophy equipment including, lights, tripods, backdrops, and stools.

Conference Room and Flex Spaces

As collaboration is part of our core values and a vital part of the production of scholarship, the DEC offers a conference room and two flex spaces to host meetings or to receive focused support on your projects.

Six person conference room with a table and chairs with a wall mounted monitor.
Small room with a round table and four chairs.

Instruction Room

A reconfigurable space for small classes, workshops, or seminars, that seats up to 24.

Open instruction room with wall mounted monitors, tables, and chairs.
Open instruction room with wall mounted monitors, tables, and chairs.

Extended Reality Stations

Two open spaces for movement and interaction supporting up to two users per station.

Open space used for Extended Reality, including Virtual Reality headsets. Has a monitor on the wall and a table with a VR headset.

High Performance Workstations

The main computer floor is open for walk-in use with a valid UCF or government issued ID. Users can utilize our computers for design, rendering, 3D modeling, VR creation, data analysis, and more.

The DEC highly recommends you bring a flash drive or have sufficient space on your computer or cloud storage to save your work.

Open seating room with desks and computer work stations.
Open seating room with desks and computer work stations.
Open seating room with desks and computer work stations.
Computer work station with monitor and keyboard.
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