iPearl Innovation Studio
Building: D. H. Hill Jr. Library
Floor: Second Floor, Tower
The iPearl Innovation Studio showcases the creative and innovative work of NC State’s students and faculty. Our team supports courses by collaborating on exhibits for the space, and by leading workshops on futures thinking. Our exhibits are driven by a novel interactive projection experience, which combines physical and digital elements and can adapt to show many types of work.
Exhibits
We exhibit the work of academic courses, individual students, research groups, and more. Our goal is to represent a diverse array of projects from across the university. What's on view?
Instruction Support
We can support instructors by showcasing their students' work in interactive exhibits and/or by leading workshops on futures thinking. Learn more and start to collaborate.
About the Interactivity
To get a sense of what the space's novel interactivity is like in person, read more and see a virtual tour of the iPearl Innovation Studio from Fall 2020
Graduate Extension Assistant
The Innovation Studio is supported by a Graduate Extension Assistantship, formed in partnership with the College of Design. Find out more
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What's inside?
Furniture
- Exhibits / Art
Sound Level
Conversation and chatter -
Room specs & details
The Innovation Studio is equipped with a unique exhibits platform built around interactive projection on the tables in the space. Four projection surfaces of 10’ by 5’ are formed by four tables coming together in each of the Studio’s four quadrants. A 4K projector delivers content onto each of the tables, while a 3D Depth Camera senses users’ hand motions as they interact with what’s projected. The experience is driven by a software application built especially for the NC State University Libraries by Relative Scale, a Raleigh-based firm with multiple NC State alumni on its staff.
The Innovation Studio can easily transform to be used for workshops and events. The exhibits platform can be turned off, the tables reconfigured, and the room also has three standard projectors with drop-down screens that can be used for presentations and hands-on workshops.
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How do I get there?
Brickyard
Elevator
- Enter the Hill Library from the Brickyard entrance.
- Go through the library gates and turn right.
- Continue towards the reading room and the elevator bay will be on your left.
- Take the elevator to the second floor.
- Turn left after exiting the elevator bay.
- The iPearl Innovation Studio entrance is on your left.
Stairs
- Enter the Hill Library from the Brickyard entrance.
- Go straight through the library gates.
- Take the first flight of stairs.
- Turn and take the stairs to the second floor, and turn left out of the stairwell.
- The iPearl Innovation Studio entrance is on your left.
Hillsborough St.
Elevator
- Enter the Hill Library from the Hillsborough St. entrance.
- Go straight through the gates and turn left.
- Continue down the hallway until you reach the stairs and elevator.
- Take the elevator to the first floor.
- Continue straight across the lobby.
- Turn left before entering the Learning Commons.
- Continue straight past the right side of Ask Us and around the brick wall to the elevators.
- Take the elevators up to the second floor.
- Turn left out of the elevator bay
- Continue straight into the South Tower and past the main stairs.
- The iPearl Innovation Studio entrance is on your left across from the elevator bay.
Stairs
- Enter the Hill Library from the Hillsborough St. entrance.
- Go straight through the gates and turn left.
- Continue down the hallway until you reach the stairs and elevator.
- Take the stairs to the first floor.
- Continue straight across the lobby.
- Turn right and take the main stairs to the second floor.
- Turn right after exiting the stairwell, the iPearl Innovation Studio entrance is on the right.
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Who do I contact?
For inquiries about exhibits, workshops, or anything else, contact Adam Rogers.