{"668211":{"#nid":"668211","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Coming in late September: Interactive Media Zone ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn mid-June, the Georgia Tech Library officially began construction on the Interactive Media Zone (IMZ), the newest interactive multimedia feature planned for the grove level of Price Gilbert. Construction is expected to wrap in in late September.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe IMZ features a more than 40-foot curved landscape screen and ten interactive tablet stations allowing users to view and experience digital exhibits, project showcases, and other novel forms of learning. It will join the Media Bridge, which opened in March 2022, in exposing students, faculty, staff and visitors to the world of digital scholarship available at the Library.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring the Interactive Media Zone, or IMZ, to campus,\u201d said Library Dean Leslie Sharp. \u201cIt promises to add a new level of digital and physical experience to our beautiful buildings, making available to anyone who visits the Library the vast array of digital scholarship happening across campus.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAt launch the IMZ will feature three main content modes: Digital exhibit, pop-up lecture, and hero mode. The digital exhibit option will feature pre-planned animations and live data, allowing users who walk up to interact with a full digital experience. The pop-up lecture feature will allow faculty and visiting experts to hold short-form, impromptu lessons while utilizing the space\u2019s unique interactive capabilities. Hero mode allows the IMZ to operate as a kind of largescale digital sign, promoting both Library and campus activities, researchers, students, and stories. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo learn more about the Georgia Tech Library and its efforts to bring campus scholarship to the world, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elibrary.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"New media feature will host pop-up lectures, interactive exhibits, and more"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn mid-June, the Georgia Tech Library officially began construction on the Interactive Media Zone (IMZ), the newest interactive multimedia feature planned for the grove level of Price Gilbert. Construction is expected to wrap in in late September. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In mid-June, the Georgia Tech Library officially began construction on the Interactive Media Zone (IMZ), the newest interactive multimedia feature planned for the grove level of Price Gilbert. "}],"uid":"28817","created_gmt":"2023-06-23 13:32:04","changed_gmt":"2023-08-07 14:38:17","author":"Jason Wright","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671023":{"id":"671023","type":"image","title":"IMZ rendered view 06-22-2023.jpg","body":null,"created":"1687527130","gmt_created":"2023-06-23 13:32:10","changed":"1687527130","gmt_changed":"2023-06-23 13:32:10","alt":"Interactive Media Zone","file":{"fid":"254013","name":"IMZ rendered view 06-22-2023.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/06\/23\/IMZ%20rendered%20view%2006-22-2023_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/06\/23\/IMZ%20rendered%20view%2006-22-2023_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3376909,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/06\/23\/IMZ%20rendered%20view%2006-22-2023_1.jpg?itok=XffxEyR6"}}},"media_ids":["671023"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}