Gaming and Digital Innovation (GDI) Lab
The UW-Stout Library Gaming and Digital Innovation (GDI) Lab is a campus space dedicated to video games, video game history, and game development. The GDI Lab is an active learning lab that provides a hands-on opportunity to play and research video games throughout gaming history.
Quick Info
- Location: 1st floor of the Library, room 103.
- Hours: Open during library hours.
- Donate or request video games: Email questions to GDILab@uwstout.edu or contact Cory Mitchell or Zachary Weekes.
- Schedule a class or event: Email GDILab@uwstout.edu at least a week in advance to reserve a time to use the GDI Lab for an event. Please include requests for specific games or equipment as needed.
- Policies on Use: GDI Lab
Available Systems
The GDI Lab features new and vintage consoles for use in the Lab space.
Current Consoles
Handhelds
Handheld systems are available at the circulation desk to checkout and take home.
- Switch
- Switch Lite
- PlayStation Portable
- 3DS
- Atari Lynx
- Atari Lynx 2
- GameBoy
- GameBoy Color
Vintage Consoles
- 2600
- 7800
- Jaguar
- ColecoVision
- Odyssey2
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Super Nintendo
- Nintendo 64
- GameCube
- PS (original)
- PS 2
- PS 2 Slim
- Genesis
- Genesis 32x
- Saturn
- Xbox (original)
Raspberry Pi Emulators
Raspberry Pi emulators are miniature consoles with a suite of vintage games preloaded on them, able to be used without cartridges or discs.
- Nintendo Entertainment System emulator
- PlayStation (original) emulator
- Super Nintendo emulator
- Sega Genesis emulator
- Atari 7800 emulator
Video Game Collections
Students, faculty, and staff may check out current and vintage games for all Available Systems in the GDI Lab.
Circulating Video Game Collection
Over 1,800 titles are available to be checked out for all Current Consoles and Handheld Systems and may be checked out for 14 days for use outside the Library or in the GDI Lab.
These titles can be found in the Video Games Featured Collection.
Vintage Video Game Collection
Over 500 titles are available to be checked out for all Vintage Consoles in the GDI Lab and may be checked out for 1 day for in-library use only.
These titles can be found in the Vintage Video Games Featured Collection
Video Game Equipment
Wireless controllers and peripheral equipment are available for checkout from the circulation desk.
Virtual Reality (VR) in the GDI Lab
Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to use the VR equipment offered through the GDI Lab.
- Oculus Quest 2 kits (comes in a case with wireless controllers and cable for charging and using with a computer connection)
- Two (2) Quest 2 kits are available for use in-building only
- One (1) Quest 2 kit is available for checkout for use outside of the Library
- PSVR for use with PS4 Pro (in-building checkout only)
- PSVR2 for use with PS5 (in-building checkout only)
PC Stations
All PCs are preloaded with a collection of digital games through Steam, Epic, Battle.net, and Riot Games.
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics
- 16 GB RAM (DDR3-1600)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- ViewSonic 27" Widescreen LED
- Logitech Webcam, Keyboard, Mouse
- Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Studio Headphones
- Intel Xeon(R) (4.10GHz)
- 64 GB RAM
- Quadro RTX 4000
- ViewSonic 27" Widescreen LED
- Logitech Webcam, Keyboard, Mouse
- Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Studio Headphones
- Intel Xeon(R) (4.10GHz)
- 64 GB RAM
- Quadro RTX 4000
- ViewSonic 27" Widescreen LED
- Logitech Webcam, Keyboard, Mouse
- Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Studio Headphones
GDI Lab Committee
The GDI Lab is a collaborative effort and is advised by the Gaming and Digital Innovation (GDI) Lab Committee whose membership includes:
- Cory Mitchell, Collection Development Librarian, Chair
- Zachary Weekes, Library Acquisitions & Periodicals Specialist
- Andrew Williams, SOAD, Faculty Representative
- Matthew Winkler, Systems Librarian
- Alex Dill, GDI Student Liaison
Access to Learning (ATL) funds two student workers to help support the GDI lab.
