Maryland got an infusion of West Coast tech money recently. It’s going toward a new spot for College Park students to study the latest in digital technology.
Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe provided $31 million to the University of Maryland College Park. The 36-year-old’s name is now on the school’s new Center for Computer Science and Innovation. Iribe’s fellow cofounders are also included in the naming of the center, who gave a combined $7 million. It will include the 300-seat Michael Antonov Auditorium and a rooftop garden called Andrew Reisse Park.
Iribe Center atrium. (Rendering courtesy of Whiting Turner/University of Maryland)
Officials broke ground on the 215,000-square-foot center last week. It’s designed to focus on future technologies, and will have makerspaces, virtual- and augmented-reality labs and a motion capture studio. “Reset rooms” will also be located on every floor.
The center is scheduled to open in 2018.
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