We have a lab with 4 individual data collection/computer rooms arranged around the perimeter of a 10' x 8' room with a table. They get relatively little use except by graduate students wanting a secluded place to work (or in one case sleep). We conduct HCI studies so there should be a demand. The one that gets the most use is the one which can be accessed from the hall as well as the main room - this allows from different projects with different time schedules to use that one room independent of the others.
I would opt for as flexible a space as possible. The builders (8 years ago) used a brilliant and inexpensive solution for running computer cables into the rooms. The places a piece of 3-4 inch PVC through the wall with threaded caps. This is large enough for use to set up equipment in the central room and run almost any type of cable into the room. If sound is an issue we simply stuff a piece of insulation in the pipe. It looks nice and works beautifully. Doug Doug Peterson, Ph.D. Acting Director of the Honors Program Associate Professor of Psychology 414 E. Clark The University of South Dakota Vermillion SD 57069 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Honors Program: (605) 677-5223 Dept. of Psychology: (605) 677-5295 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
