The facility called White Space blends creative academic activities with technical support and commercial outreach to create a knowledge-driven environment that directly benefits Abertay's students and staff, as well as the local business community and a wide range of external organisations.
The School of Arts, Media and Computer Games has been in White Space since it opened. Undergraduate and postgraduate students share teaching and learning space with lecturers and local businesses. This unique learning environment ensures students gain confidence, critical thinking and problem solving techniques in real working environments.
Dare to be Digital, developed and organised by the University of Abertay Dundee, is the UK’s premier computer games design competition for students. Growing bigger every year and now with a BAFTA attached to it ('The Ones to Watch') this internationally renowned and highly regarded computer games competition is a must for students who love to play games, and want to design their own video game.
With aid from the Hannah Maclure Centre and working with contemporary and interdisciplinary artists from the UK and abroad to facilitate cultural engagement and activity to local, national and international audiences.
These spaces provide stimulating learning environments that are changing the way staff engage with students and students learn and share learning. This area is for all staff and students. You can reserve this space for events too.
A multi-purpose space with TV studio, film and digital image realisation capabilities. The HIVE is also home to the cutting edge total immersion video environment for interaction with virtual environments, including 3D stereo vision and surround sound. Offering walk and grab capabilities, one person recordable head tracker, and the potential to project a live object into a virtual background.
A state-of-the-art digital recording studio with live radio broadcast facilities. Fully-automated ultra high resolution multi-track recording set-up. Pro-tools HD with d-command control surface. Equipped with a range of industry-standard microphones. Portable and fixed recording facilities, and support from highly skilled support staff.
A modern video conferencing suite housed in its own dedicated room and ready for action for conferences, meetings, presentations and training. With ISDN and IP connections for maximum utility.
Leather seating, informal meeting spaces, and access to refreshments all add up to an inspired environment, which stimulates interaction between students, staff, visitors and businesses.
