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Introducing the SPARK Lab @ The Digital Studio - Opening in Fall 2025

Introducing the SPARK Lab @ The Digital Studio

Opening in Fall 2025, the SPARK Lab - Studios for Prototyping, AI, Research, and Knowledge—is a newly renovated space located within The Digital Studio on the fifth floor of Bobst Library. This reimagined lab is designed to support innovative teaching, research, and exploration through access to emerging technologies.

The SPARK Lab will serve as a central hub for Generative AI, Virtual Reality, Creative Making, Digital Storytelling, and Instructional Tools for Coding. In addition to providing access to these technologies, the SPARK Lab team is available to consult with faculty on curriculum integration, student engagement strategies, and opportunities to enhance digital fluency.

Renovations are currently underway, and the SPARK Lab will be open Monday through Friday, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, beginning in Fall 2025.

In the interim, faculty and staff are welcome to visit the fifth floor of Bobst Library or contact us at digital.studio@nyu.edu to learn more about the SPARK Lab and how it may support your teaching and research goals.

The Digital Studio, located in Bobst Library on Floor 5 (South), provides faculty with consultations, training, workshops and resources in support of teaching and learning. An NYU NetID is required for access.

Our instructional design consultations foster experimentation with both proven and emerging models of teaching and learning, contributing to cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration at NYU.

The Digital Studio offers one-on-one and small group consultations for scholars who would like advice, and recommendations on best practices, for their projects or academic programs.

During the 2015-2016 academic year alone, 1,200 courses and 30,000 students were impacted by services provided by instructional technologists and educational designers at NYU’s Digital Studio. Visit our Consultation Services page for a full list of offerings.

Workstations

The Digital Studio has reservable video editing and scanning workstations featuring hardware, software and online tools to support projects that require:

To ensure a station’s availability, please request an appointment. Reservations are held up to 30 minutes past appointment time.

It is recommended to save all your work on an external hard drive or Google Drive. All users must provide their own blank media storage.

Workstation Types

  • 4 video stations

  • 1 audio station

  • 2 flatbed and feeder scan stations

  • 2 flatbed film/photo scan stations

  • 1 podcast recording room

Podcast Recording Room

The Podcast Recording Room features sound absorption glass panels and foam blocks to create a quiet space for recording voice-over sessions, as well as 2 USB microphones for enhanced audio recording.

Digital Studio Policies

  • No food or drink at workstations.

  • The Digital Studio does not lend clients technical hardware (e.g., cameras, additional microphones, external audio recording devices, or modified tripods). Please consult your school regarding obtaining these resources.

Weekly Hours

Consultation Services Consultation Services The Digital Studio offers one-on-one and small group consultations for scholars who would like advice and recommendations on 'best practices' for their projects or academic programs.
Post Production Post Production hardware and software for video and audio.
Scanning equipment Scanning equipment for transferring physical to digital.
The Podcast Recording Room The Podcast Recording Room is ideal for recording voice over sessions and enhanced audio recording.