Facilities

The New Media (NM) department at UNC Asheville is located in Owen Hall, which houses multiple media production labs and is also the home of the Art and Art History Department.

We have state-of-the-art computer labs, equipment, and print facilities available for student use for class projects.

Our computer labs, Owen 301 and 305, 20-station Mac teaching labs, each complete with a projector and large-scale monitor for full-room screen sharing. There is a built-in 5.1 surround sound system and a HD video projector in each lab for new media presentations. Applications include Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio Pro, Autodesk Maya, Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Firefox, Safari, Quicktime, GarageBand, and a variety of audio-video utilities and open source departments. Access to the lab is controlled, and only students enrolled in NM courses are permitted to use the facility.

The video-editing suite, is a double workstation with acoustic treatment and wall-mounted monitors and speakers with a 5.1 surround sound system. Students with a prior reservation may obtain the access to the lab.

The video and VR production studio includes a green screen, camera dolly, modular lighting grid, and capabilities for motion capture and VR editing.

The student lounge serves as a Casual space featuring seating, a flatscreen monitor, and a relaxing atmosphere with a view of the front of Owen Hall.

The New Media gallery is a 676 square foot white-wall gallery with four-channel immersive projection capabilities.

Additionally, the NM department has a variety of digital video and audio equipment, lighting kits, and digital cameras available for NM student checkout.