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A Library Reimagined: Inside UCF’s Digital Exploration Center

UCF Libraries launched the Digital Exploration Center, an experiential hub for immersive technology that expands opportunities for research and creative production.

Side profile view of bearded man wearing glasses, who is seated at a gray rectangular table with computer monitor, keyboard, mouse and white game controller as surrounding walls display graphs and data sets to five people standing in the room.

The future of collegiate libraries is unfolding at UCF, Florida’s Technological University. With February’s unveiling of the Digital Exploration Center (DEC), John C. Hitt Library’s fourth floor has transformed into an experiential hub for digital innovation and creative exploration. The premier space invites students, faculty and staff to leverage the latest tech — including an immersive projection studio, high-performance computers, a podcast studio and collaborative spaces — to develop everything from digital projects to complex, data-driven research. The DEC builds on UCF’s ever-growing innovation ecosystem, expanding opportunities for both research and creative production.

7,000 square feet
Of state-of-the-art space make up the DEC
270-degree projection experience
Featuring surround sound and touch-enabled walls that immerse users in fully customizable projected content
80% growth in use
Of the library since 2019, driven by strategic investments in technology, learning spaces and expert support

Woman wearing brown coat over white T shirt points to computer monitor as she stands next to man with black headphones seated at desk

Wide angle of room with blue walls and empty desk stations equipped with computer monitor, keyboard, mouse and desk chairs.

Two male college students and one female student, all wearing black headphones and laughing, sit at wooden table with black microphones on stands in front of each of them.

Juzanne Martin Spring 2026