Digital Media Lab

Equipment Sound Rooms Virtual Reality 3D Printing

To our valued patrons...

5th June 2019 - We are going to charge a $50 daily late fee on all of our “pro-tier” equipment items borrowed such as DSLRs, boom mics, tripods, projectors, etc. up to a maximum of $150. We highly value your patronage and we believe these measures, agreed upon by the library administration, will help to ensure the timely return of our pro-tier equipment, giving all our patrons better access to our equipment.

UMass Amherst Digital Media Lab

Digital Media Lab Video Highlights

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Interactive Media

These are interactive 3D models that are based on the WebGL and WebVR platforms. You can rotate and zoom into the 3D models on your computer, mobile browser or a Virtual Reality headset. We can help you to build 3D models for use on your websites, virtual reality and augmented reality applications.

A Male Doctor

A Buckyball (C60)

Digital Media Production

The DML has specialized production areas including:

Production rooms close 15 minutes prior to closing the DML
2 green screen rooms for chroma-key productions
4 sound rooms for audio recording
Flexible workspace with rolling desks and chairs to accommodate individual and group work
27” iMac workstations with a full range of multimedia software needed to produce videos, interactive presentations, 3D animations, music compositions, and more.

Equipment Borrowing

Students can borrow AV equipment and receive individual instruction as needed. Loan durations vary from one hour to three-day loans. Some equipment may be restricted to in-lab use only. Equipment can be returned to the Digital Media Lab or the Circulation/Reserves desk (lower level), but can only be renewed in person at the Digital Media Lab.

3D Printing

We accept print requests on a first come, first serve basis.

Cost: $0.15 or $0.30 a gram (see Materials and Pricing for details)
Accepted File Types: .STL or .OBJ
Submit a 3D Print Request Form

Tours and Demonstrations

If you wish to have a tour of our space, please visit our visitor's page for details.

Digital Media Lab Staff

Steve Acquah

Coordinator, Digital Media Lab

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Steve Acquah

DPhil MChem (Hons.) CChem CSci FRSC FRMS FCMI
Director of GEOSET, 2018 Innovation Fellow, 2019 Sustainability Curriculum Fellow

As the Digital Media Lab Unit Coordinator and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry, I can provide help to those who want to create content to help with everything from personal projects to faculty support for funding proposal, especially the Broader Impacts section of proposals from external funding agencies.