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Digital humanities facilities

A student inspecting the finished construction of her latest 3D printed object.
3D print artefacts to make sense of how they might have been used
Our micro Reflectance Transformation Imaging equipment for capturing the detail of surfaces
Study the detail of documents, art works and artefacts with our micro RTI equipment
Our Igloo Immersive Environment facility, to play immersive and virtual content
View 360 degree and immersive content on the Igloo Vision 2.5 metre high video wall
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About the Digital humanities facilities

Use our immersive, virtual reality and digital production facilities to create and explore artefacts, environments and recordings for your humanities research.

Our Digital Humanities Hub offers researchers a large, open space to work and collaborate with participants, other academics and professionals. 

Highlights include

You can book the Digital Humanities Hub to:

  • play virtual reality, immersive or 360 degree digital content
  • record audio and video and develop digital productions 
  • create performances with motion capture technology
  • hold immersive, media rich workshops
  • photograph fine details in 2D or 3D
  • digitally scan and 3D print objects

Technical specification

Igloo Immersive Environment

  • 6 metres diameter
  • 5 speakers
  • 5 Benq TH685 HDR Console gaming projectors ( and remote)

Virtual reality equipment

  • HTC and Oculus virtual reality headsets
  • Cyberith VR treadmill
  • Noitom motion capture system

Podcasting studio

  • RØDE audio production studio and mics
  • Headphones, cameras, lighting kit, and tripods
  • Dedicated workspace

Fabrication and printing

  • Ultimaker fused filament fabrication (plastic, stone, wood, metal)
  • Phrozen resin printing

2D and 3D imaging

  • Reflectance Transformation Imaging equipment, including Micro-RTI
  • Kaiser copy stands (in-house and portable)
  • Creality structured light scanner
  • Cameras and tripods

Computing: making, microcontrollers and games

  • Raspberry Pis, Badger E Ink badges, accessories, and cables
  • High-performance computing, including Alienware
  • Historic and contemporary videogame collections 

Contact us

Contact us

For more information or to book equipment at our Digital Humanities Facilities, get in touch with our expert team.
digihums@soton.ac.uk
Room 2155, Building 65, Avenue Campus, SO17 1BF
We’re open Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 UK time

Related research areas

Archaeology

Our research tackles archaeological challenges across many areas of the discipline, from human origins and prehistory to maritime and commercial archaeology.

English

Our research covers the range of modern literary studies, from medieval travel narratives to the African detective novel.

Film

We research the links between national, transnational, and global identities, historical approaches and audio-visual aesthetics.

History

We study how people, institutions and communities have behaved, and how societies have changed.

Modern languages and linguistics

Our research covers French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American languages, with a particular focus on linguistics, literature, society, history, and transnational studies.

Music

Southampton is an internationally-recognised centre of excellence for research in music. We were ranked top in the UK by the most recent national research evaluation (REF 2014).

Philosophy

Our research covers topics ranging from traditional esoteric pursuits to real-world applications such as the ethics of infant feeding and self-driving cars.
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