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.

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 multimedia 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
  • Sennheiser
  • Logitech
  • Da-Lite