Use the links below to learn about and reserve a space. Patrons who reserve a space must be physically present and check in at the IDEA Lab Help Desk with their i-Card. For information on library study spaces on campus, visit the Study Spaces Throughout the University Library page. To keep our technology and space clean, no food or drink is allowed.
The Pitch Room has a capacity of 4-10 people and is suitable for medium-size group presentations. The space provides lounge seating and an 84” wall-mounted display with A/V support equipment. Reserve this space.
The IDEA Lab has ten Innovator Design Rooms (rooms 002-007). These small-group spaces have a capacity of 2-5 people, and a minimum of 2 people are required to reserve and use the space. Each room features one whiteboard and one table-mounted 42” display for mirroring one or more devices with a wireless connection. Reserve this space.
The 3D Design Lab is for small working groups with a capacity for 1-3 people per booked seat for experimentation and development support for 3D graphics, 3D modeling, gaming, VR/AR experiences and other 3D content. This space includes VR headsets, support equipment and workstations equipped with Visual Studio, Unreal and Unity Engines and other design software.
Technology Layout:
HTC Vive Pro (Seat 1)
HTC Vive Pro 2 (Seat 2)
Valve Index (Seat 3)
Quest 1 (Seat 4)
Vive XR (Seat 5)
Campus members reserve individual seats within the lab rather than the entire room. Reserve a seat.
Game Studies and Design Lab for work on development of gaming concepts, systems and entertainment. Campus members can reserve 2 individual table spaces or the entire room. Campus members can reserve a seat, which allows for a group of up to 6 people. Email the IDEA Lab at idealab@library.illinois.edu to inquire about whole room reservation. Reserve a seat.
Seat Capacity: 1-6 patrons.
Room capacity: 4-12 patrons.
The Immersive Learning Lab is for large group (12-15 people) workshops, course labs, RSOs, campus eSports,equipped with high-end Alienware R12 Aurora workstations for development, gaming, VR-content, and an instructor station that casts to two 84” wall-mounted displays. Illini Esports and the VR Club at UIUC use this space for scrimmages and events.
Campus members reserve individual seats within the lab rather than the entire room. Reserve a seat.
The Visualization Theater is for large group (12-15 people) presentation and viewing of educational or academic audio/video content on the 8’x14’ 8K display wall, equipped with teleconferencing devices, and lounge seating with attached desks
During unreserved periods, the Theater is open as a Curated Study Space with first-come, first-served seating. Reserve this space.