Anyone can visit the sandbox. 1st floor creatorspace in McWherter Library on the main campus! At this time, equipment and computers are restricted to UofM users. We are working on a membership plan for approved community members.
The creatorspace is divided into several modular spaces:
Tech Pods: Each piece of permanent technology has a reservable computer and workspace. See below for more details.
Workshop/Demo Space: 12 computers and a large presenter-computer reservable for hosting workshops.
Film Screening Corner: a reservable TV and comfy seating to screen films.
Video Game Corner: First-come, first-served TV and comfy seating to play video games and a designated video game design Tech Pod.
Reserve these spaces.
Collaboration Space: Open tables and chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tech Pods in the sandbox. creatorspace can be used, at this time, only by UofM students, faculty, and staff. All reservable technology may be used for up to 4 hours at a time.
Tech Pods in the sandbox. creatorspace:
| 3D Printer | Three 3D printers (2 Makerbot Replicator+, 1 Makerbot Mini) connected to Lenovo desktop computers. Filament is available, or you can bring in your own. Must complete orientation prior to use/reservation. Check out an extruder to use. |
Reserve a 3D printer. |
| Coming Soon - Digital Art Tablets |
One Wacom Intuos Pro digital graphic drawing tablet is attached to a Dell desktop computer and available to reserve. |
Reserve the art tablet. |
| Coming Soon - Cricut | One Cricut paper/vinyl cutter is available to reserve. Materials are not provided. Materials you can use. Check out the mats and toolkit to use. |
Reserve the Cricut. |
| MIDI Piano Keyboard | One Alesis 49-key piano keyboard controller is attached to a Dell desktop computer. Check out the cord and headphones to use. |
Reserve the keyboard. |
| Sewing Machine | One Brother ST371HD sewing machine is available to reserve. Materials are not provided. Check out the pedal to use. |
Reserve the sewing machine. |
| Video Games |
Video games for the Wii U and Xbox One. One game, controller, and headset per Student ID. |
Video game selection. |