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Studio Handbook

This handbook covers useful information about CMCI Studio spaces, rules, technology, and equipment. It is recommended that all students and faculty read through this page and refer to it often. Send any questions, comments, or suggestions via email or slack (@rjduran).

Note this is a living document and is constantly being updated.

West Studio

West Studio

Features:

North Studio

North Studio

Features:

  • Secure 24/7 Access
  • Workshop
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Large tables and chairs
  • Printers
  • Laptops
  • VR Equipment

WIFI

High speed WIFI access is available in both studio spaces. The password for access is posted on the wall in each room.

Access Points (SSID) Location
CMCI-STUDIO-1 West Studio
CMCI-STUDIO-2 North Studio

Studio Rules

  • The Studio space is a 24/7 facility.
  • The Studio masters program is one of many activities that take place in the space.
  • You will have an individualized FOB to enter the building. Contact faculty asap if your FOB goes missing.
  • Food and drinks are allowed, but alcohol is NOT permitted on the premises.
  • Bathrooms are through the door on the east side of the courtyard. You need a FOB to access.
  • The kitchen is for your use. But you are expected to clean dishes etc.
  • If you are the last person here, you are expected to turn off the lights and ensure that all doors are secure before you leave.
  • The courtyard is a shared space with all the other building tenants.
  • Treat the space as you would your home or office. You are expected to clean up after yourself.
  • Do not stream or download illegial content on CMCI Studio network.

General Safety

TODO

Printers

To access the paper printer you need to be connected to one of the local wifi access points shown above. The following printers are available for use.

Make/Model Type Location Website
Brother MCF-L6800DW Black/White North Studio Support

MacOS:

  • Add the printer by going to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners and click the + sign. You should get the option to add the "Brother MCF-L6800DW" printer.
  • After doing so you should be able to send jobs to print.

Projectors

Room Lights

Lighting Grid

Mobile Displays

Photo Studio

Equipment

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Media Workstations

AV Editing

VR & Rendering

Room Cameras

Streaming Content

VR Equipment

Laptops

Usage Policy

The Critical Making Studio has Razer Blade (14") laptops for use with advanced graphics and media applications such as VR, 3d modeling, and programming.

  • The laptops are to remain at the studio at all times. No exceptions.
  • Personal files should be backed up using USB drives and/or a cloud based service such as Dropbox or Google Drive. Do not expect your files to be available on any one laptop the next time you use it.
  • Please report any technical issues to RJ asap.

Login

The laptops are setup to be identical with following user account and installed software.

Account: Student
Password: student

File Server

The Critical Making Studio has a local network shared folder for transferring large projects between computers. You can access it locally at the studio or remotely from outside the studio.

Server Use

  • Make sure you keep backups of your projects on your local machines in case the server is ever down or someone deletes a folder.
  • Be aware that once you delete a folder from the server its gone forever.
  • You may make any folders you want or use any of the folders with your name.
  • http uses an unencrypted connection on port 5005 and will be faster than using https on port 5006.

Local Access

IMPORTANT: Connect to CMCI-STUDIO-2 network in the North Studio via Wifi or Ethernet cable. It will not work if you try to connect from CMCI-STUDIO-1 this way.

On MacOS:

  1. Go > Connect to Server (CMD + K)
  2. Enter: smb://CMCI_STUDIO/cm_share
  3. Click Connect
  4. Enter Username and Password when prompted.
  5. The shared folder should appear in the Finder. If it doesn’t, go to Go > Network (SHIFT+CMD+K) and you will see the "CMCI_STUDIO" server with "cm_share" available.

On Windows:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and choose Tools > Map Network Drive. Choose a drive number from the Drive drop-down menu.
  2. Enter: \\CMCI_STUDIO\cm_share
  3. Click Finish
  4. Enter Username and Password when prompted.
  5. The shared folder should appear in the Windows Explorer as a network drive.

Remote Access

Remote access is possible from any Internet connection (ie. home, work, coffee shop, etc).

On MacOS:

  1. Go > Connect to Server (CMD + K)
  2. Enter: http://cmcistudio.synology.me:5005
  3. Click Connect
  4. Enter Username and Password when prompted.
  5. The shared folder should appear in the Finder. If it doesn’t, go to Go > Network (SHIFT+CMD+K) and you will see the "cmcistudio.synology.me:5005" server with "cm_share" folder available.

On Windows:

  1. Download and install Cyberduck
  2. Make a new connection (+ Open Connection)
  3. Choose WebDAV (HTTP)
  4. Enter Server and Port. Server: cmcistudio.synology.me Port: 5005
  5. Enter Username and Password when prompted.
  6. Click Connect and approve any certificate prompts.
  7. The shared folder should appear in the window when connection is established.