The ALIAS Virtual Production Studio (AVPS) offers a state-of-the-art filmmaking experience using Unreal Game Engine for 3D set designs. This technology allows on-air talent to immerse themselves in environments that would otherwise be impractical. With 30-feet LED panels, a 6K camera, and cinema-quality audio and lighting, you can create your own 3D worlds or use our premade sets. This studio is the first of its kind at any university in the state of Texas!
About ALIAS
Thanks to a grant from the Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation, University Libraries has launched a 5-year project to create the Alkek Laboratory for Immersive Arts and Sciences (ALIAS). This initiative will feature high-tech suites for experiential learning and immersive storytelling. It will offer student-centered programming to foster ingenuity and creativity through project-based learning. Through ALIAS, students will research, curate, archive, and share immersive stories. ALIAS aims to capture and celebrate the stories of our students, our communities, and our world, preserving them for future generations.
Virtual Production Studio
ALIAS Audio & Music Production Studios
The recently opened Audio & Music Production (AMP) studios are now available to all students, faculty, and staff interested in recording their own music or immersive audio projects.
Immersive Gallery
The Immersive Gallery will feature five high-powered laser projectors and specialized lenses for augmented reality projection mapping. Content created by students, faculty and staff in the virtual production studio and AMP studios will be displayed in the gallery to create fully immersive expereinces for viewers. Our goal is to create the largest repository of immersive stories in the world. (Anticipated Completion: fall 2027)