West Virginia University

Media Innovation Center

The Challenge

West Virginia University needed to create a top-of-the-line innovation center to elevate their communications and journalism programs through immersive technology and laboratories, giving students the tools to bring their stories to life.

The Process

Create a facility that embodies their journalism program and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Movement through state-of-the-art technology, encouraging collaboration and innovation.

Our Delivery

Through audiovisual design and installation we delivered: a video wall, interactive displays, IMC digital agency, maker and hacker co-labs, and a social media bridge of six displays that allow up to six different device connections were added.

Students in Frances Van Scoy's Media and Neuroscience class use the Emotiv EEG headset to move icons on a screen using their brain waves. (David Smith/WVU Reed College of Media)

Students in Frances Van Scoy's Media and Neuroscience class use the Emotiv EEG headset to move icons on a screen using their brain waves. (David Smith/WVU Reed College of Media)

Project Stats

Huddle Rooms

Bring Your Own Device Movement

– Students and professors can bring their personal computers and plug in to any device to share their screen.

Digital Storytelling Hub

– Home of the Innovator-in-Residence program and where various journalism classes are held, providing experiments through new technology.

Studio B

– Individual students or classes can use the space to record professional quality podcasts and multi-media programming.

The Forum

– The main area for using technology to engage students with guest speakers, hackathons, industry partner ideation sessions, club meetings, and other events.

The Strategic Communications Hub

– Home of the IMC digital agency for capstone classes and the Community Branding Initiative for economic development.

HackerSpace

– Includes a retractable separation screen, turning the area into a complete separate meeting space. It’s also home to the CodeLab program, which teaches students and community members how to develop apps and basic coding.

MakerSpace

– Home to journalism classes, computer gaming classes, experiments with sensors, 3D printing, and drone technology.

AR/VR Labs

Technology Solutions

Echo360
Vaddio
BrightSign
Biamp
Crestron
Middle Atlantic
Netgear
Panphonics
Planar
JBL
Extron
Shure
NewTek
Panasonic
Sannheiser
Logitech
Da-Lite

For more on our work at West Virginia University, check out our case study.