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CREATIVITY LAB
This page is an overview of the Creativity Lab, as space based in the University of York Library. We have a range of services, workshops and facilities to support many aspects of Digital Creativity and Creative Media. Our facilities our available to all active members of the university, including Students, Staff and Researchers.
The Creativity Lab is here to help everyone at the university to explore emerging technologies, and to experiment with Creative Media. We offer workshops, recording facilities, equipment hire and 1:1 support to help people work on Creative Projects. We love to show interesting tools for Digital Creativity and how you can use existing tools in new and interesting ways. This can be as part of study, teaching or research.
Information on current projects and what we've been up to can be found on Instagram via @yorcreativitylabs.
Our guidance on these technologies can be found on our Digital Creativity Practical Guide:
This lab can help you with the 'digital' end of creation. We also have YorCreate, our makerspace with 3D printers, digital cutters and much more; to help with creating physical things.
We have a Podcasting Studio and Video recording suite. These spaces are available to all active members of the University of York, for any recording need.
Our podcasting studio features ready-to-record professional kit with a podcast-specific mixing desk and high quality microphones. It's got space for up to 4 people. This space is free to use to create and build your own podcast.
Before you can book this space, one member of your group must first complete a 30-minute long induction. This is so you can learn how the equipment works, and have a successful recording session.
Our video recording space is designed for recording Solo videos. These can be screen recording, presentations or just talking to camera. The space has a quality microphone, camera and teleprompter to help you record a video. This space is designed for one person.
The studio is available on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be booked via the Video studio booking system
University of York staff and students can take advantage of the Creativity Lab's free equipment hire service. Equipment such as VR headsets, camera and audio equipment is available to use, with support from the Creativity Lab team. These can be used for creating a short film, or recording some higher quality audio. The equipment can be booked online via our equipment catalogue.
We have a lab space in the Harry Fairhurst Library building. The space features 16x high-end gaming-spec PCs, perfect for Creative Media work. The PCs include more than the standard university software, including Adobe Creative Cloud, Game Engines (Unity and Unreal), plus a range of other media editing and 3D modelling tools. No booking is required.
The lab opening times can vary each week due to other events being held in the space. Check out availability of when you can drop-in to use the space. Use the arrows at the bottom of this slide to view future weeks:
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