DM Multimedia Lab

The DM computer lab has an extensive range of equipment for importing, editing, storing and displaying graphics, video and audio. The lab has both Macintosh and Windows machines that are equipped with Adobe and Macromedia software tools such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Director. Although each DM student is allocated personal storage space on the common LCC server, DM students are encouraged to use external media such as firewire drives to store their files.

DM Video-Production Space

The DM video lab supports limited Electronic Field Production (EFP) and extensive manipulation of digitally produced motion graphics. The lab has two S-VHS cameras, 3 digital Handicams, a DV-deck, sound mixing tools and portable lighting kits. The digital video editing and compression tools enable video compositing, the incorporation of alternative formats such as 3D material and Flash into video form and facilitate delivery of material into web-distributed streaming video.

Video lab software includes: Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Media Cleaner Pro and Media 100.

The James and Mary Wesley Center for New Media Education and Research

The James and Mary Wesley Center for New Media Education and Research promotes the practical, theoretical and historical investigation of the application and development of new media technologies in the areas of education, design, digital art and culture. The Wesley Center for New Media is interested in film, television, performance art and literary forms, all of which are now in a cultural dialogue with new digital media.

The Wesley Center for New Media offers continuing education courses in electronic media production. Individual classes in web and multimedia production teach students to design and program user-centered web applications and digital video products in small classes offering personal attention. All DM students may take courses from the Wesley Center free of charge, provided the class schedule and space allows.

The Wesley Center is affiliated with laboratories and research groups including the Laboratory for Advanced Computing Initiatives (LACI), the Topological Media Lab (TML) and research groups in distant learning, digital media film editions and experimental media.

Laboratory for Advanced Computing Initiatives (LACI)

The Laboratory for Advanced Computing Initiatives conducts research on interactive narrative, enhanced TV and interactive game design.

BioMedia Lab

The BioMedia Lab is a studio and laboratory space for the exploration of biological, medical, and "wet" media. It includes physiological computation devices (from wireless biofeedback to a wide range of sensors), medical and genomic visualization tools, bioinformatics stations, VR software, and materials for experimentation with the visual, tactile, haptic, kinesthetic, and proprioceptive senses. The lab also contains basic scientific equipment for molecular biology education (including kits for DNA extraction and gel electrophoresis).

Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center (GVU)

The GVU center at Georgia Tech is a cross-disciplinary center dedicated to "the advancement of interaction between people, computing machines, and information by developing technologies that naturally reflect the abilities and behaviors of people."

The DM program is closely aligned with the GVU center in its development of new digital media forms. All DM students are eligible to become members of the GVU and thus have access to all of its facilities, labs and resources. The GVU holds weekly brown-bag meetings to which DM students and faculty are invited. These meetings often include guest speakers or may focus on current projects at Georgia Tech.

Lab facilities at the GVU offer DM students access to high-end graphics and hypermedia platforms. Research interests of the faculty at GVU include projects on 3D computer graphics, data and program visualization, user interface software, medical informatics, multimedia and collaborative work, and human-computer interaction.

Georgia Tech Library

The Georgia Tech library maintains a cluster of 20 high-end multimedia computers with dual LCD monitors, multimedia software, and video capturing and editing tools.

The Georgia Tech Online Library (GTEL) provides access to the holdings in Georgia Tech's library, other library catalogs, and selected commercial databases. Students can access GTEL from one of the dedicated terminals in the library or from a remote location. The library catalog can also be access through Telnet or the library's website. The DM program has a library liaison who is available to assist students with program-related research.