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Vive VR Trackers (body / object tracking)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Vive Trackers are little devices that can track their position and orientation in the room, in re...

Updated 3 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Spatial Reality Displays (3D with head-tracking)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Our Acer Spatial Labs displays are one type of 'holographic' or spatial reality displays that we...

Updated 3 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

DJ Controller

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

How to use the Numark NS7-III The NS7 is a DJ controller with a built-in mixer. It relies on a l...

Updated 3 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

DMX Lighting Desk (or how to easily adjust the lights!)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Turning on the lights, and the DMX controller Use the mains power switches on the wall behind the...

Updated 3 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

86" Touchscreen Display

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Viewsonic 86" 4K multi-touch display The Dark Lab has been outfitted with a large, two meter wid...

Updated 3 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Microsoft Kinect (body motion sensor / depth camera)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

What is it? Microsoft Kinect V2 is a full-body motion sensor originally released for XBox One ga...

Updated 3 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Leap Motion Controller (hand & finger tracking)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

The 'Leap Motion Controller 2' is a little usb-connected hand & finger tracking device made by ...

Updated 3 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Workshop: Make and Publish a Website

How To Guides Computer Use

Making a site and putting it online In this workshop, we will use a template to make a website, ...

Updated 4 months ago by agnes cameron

Creating a file in Illustrator

Digital Fabrication Lab Laser Cutter

Although it's outside the scope of this guide to tell you how to use Adobe Illustrator, we'll cov...

Updated 4 months ago by Yuwei Chen

About the our 3D printers

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

In the Digital Fabrication Lab we have a range of 3D printing equipment for CCI students to use, ...

Updated 4 months ago by Yuwei Chen

Workshop: Image, Sound and Video

How To Guides Computer Use

This workshop will cover different types of files and media. We will look at audio, video and ima...

Updated 4 months ago by agnes cameron

Projectors

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

In the Lab We have a selection of video projectors available for use in the Dark Lab. Some of th...

Updated 4 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Sound System

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Dark Lab Sound System How to plug in? We currently have 4 speakers and two subwoofers set up. Th...

Updated 4 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Workshop: File Systems and the Command Line

How To Guides Computer Use

In this workshop we will get to know our computer better, learn about the idea of the filesystem,...

Updated 4 months ago by agnes cameron

Which VR headsets does CCI have?

Dark Lab Virtual Reality

Meta Quest 3 Valve Index VR headset Vive Pro 2 Wireless Vive Focus 3

Updated 4 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Jumpstart Workshops

Technical Skills Workshops

For the 2025-26 academic year, we have organised a series of 3 optional preparatory workshops des...

Updated 4 months ago by agnes cameron

Plux Biosignal -- Physiology Kit

Nerve Lab Wearable Equipment

The Biosignal Plux Kit is a compact and flexible system for recording real-time physiological dat...

Updated 4 months ago by Lexin Zhou

About the badge design

How To Guides Learn to Solder Badge

Design This badge was designed in KiCad by Tom Lynch. GitHub Repositiory Bill of Materials (BOM) ...

Updated 4 months ago by Tom Lynch

How to assemble your CCI Learn to Solder Badge

How To Guides Learn to Solder Badge

This is a 3D render of the CCI Learn to Solder badge in black solder mask. The badge is a very ...

Updated 4 months ago by Tom Lynch

What software is available at CCI?

IT & Computing

We have a range of software available on our computers on-site, and that you can install on your ...

Updated 4 months ago by Tom Lynch