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Photos: Open house invites campus community to celebrate new Immersive Technologies Lab

By Becky Malewitz | March 26, 2026

On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship held an open house to celebrate the new Immersive Technologies Lab (ITL). Members of the campus community were invited to enjoy refreshments, learn about the lab, and immerse themselves in extended reality projects, including virtual, mixed and augmented reality. The ITL, which will serve as the front door for the extended reality (XR) ecosystem at Notre Dame, was made possible by a generous gift from Thomas '82 and Julie Carey.

Daniel Johnson, Interim Co-Department Head of the Navari Center, Ron Metoyer, Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning, Margaret Meserve, Edward H. Arnold Dean of the Hesburgh Libraries, and Adam Heet, Digital Projects Specialist in the Navari Center, pose for a photo during the event.

Top left: Ron Metoyer makes remarks during the open house. Bottom left: Margaret Meserve speaks during the event. Right: Adam Heet addresses the audience.

Margaret Meserve holds the microphone for Daniel Johnson, as he displays a book from the Library's collection while making remarks.

Members of the campus community engage with extended reality projects during the open house.

Adam Heet explains a photogrammetry project that captured images of rare and delicate objects and converted them into digital clones.

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