SPARK Lab

The SPARK Lab (Studios for Prototyping, AI, Research, and Knowledge) builds on the foundation of the former Digital Studio, offering a newly renovated space for innovation and research 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 serves 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.

The SPARK Lab is open Monday through Friday, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Services

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 SPARK Lab 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.

Visit our Consultation Services page for a full list of offerings.

Support for Faculty and Staff

The SPARK Lab provides faculty with consultations, training, workshops and resources in support of teaching and learning. Faculty and staff are welcome to visit the SPARK Lab in person or contact us at digital.studio@nyu.edu to learn more about the SPARK Lab and how we can support your teaching, learning and research goals..

Workstations

The SPARK Lab has reservable media editing, scanning, and digitizing workstations featuring hardware, software and online tools to support projects that require:

• Analog to digital
• Physical to digital
• Post-production
• Audio creation and editing (learn more about Media Production Services)
• Makerspace with Cricut printers and materials
• A.I. Creation

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
• 3 flatbed and feeder scan stations
• 1 podcast recording room

Podcast Recording Room

The Podcast Recording Room features 4 studio quality microphones with boom arms, along with sound absorption panels to create a quiet space for podcast and voice recordings

SPARK Lab Policies

• No food or drink at workstations or tables.
• The SPARK Lab 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.