Hybrid Experience Lab (HexLab) (CDM-022)
Hybrid Experience Lab (HexLab) is documented in the DePaul Resource Map as center at DePaul University, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, School of Design, Loop. Faculty research lab exploring hybrid games and experiences at the intersection of digital and physical media—games with a purpose beyond entertainment, VR with strong physical components, AR in outdoor environments, and board games with digital elements. Part of the Game Labs / XR research cluster. Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation.
Summary 🟡 ✓
- College / school: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
- Sub-unit: School of Design
- Campus/Location: Loop
- Last Verified: July 1, 2026
Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified
Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived
Description & capabilities
Faculty research lab exploring hybrid games and experiences at the intersection of digital and physical media—games with a purpose beyond entertainment, VR with strong physical components, AR in outdoor environments, and board games with digital elements. Part of the Game Labs / XR research cluster.
Access status
- Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
- Rationale: HexLab website documents hybrid XR/game research focus; no published open-access policy for lab development hardware.
- Access URL: www.depaul.edu/faculty/richard-wetzel
- Contact name: Richard Wetzel
- Contact email: richard.wetzel@depaul.edu
- Verification date: 2026-07-01
- Source URLs:
- www.depaul.edu/faculty/richard-wetzel
- hexlab.cdm.depaul.edu
Verification
- Status: ✓ Confirmed
- Rationale: Documented from an archived institutional source. primary source: https://www.depaul.edu/faculty/richard-wetzel
- Last verified: 2026-07-01
- Evidence:
- At DePaul, Richard is the director of the Hybrid Experience Lab (HexLab). (https://www.depaul.edu/faculty/richard-wetzel)
- Supplementary lab reference: https://hexlab.cdm.depaul.edu/
Equipment
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| Category | Specific equipment |
|---|---|
| VR, AR, and XR | Hybrid VR/AR/physical game and experience development prototypes |
| Electronics benches and prototyping | Tangible-digital and hybrid board-game interaction testbeds |
Related equipment categories
Taxonomy bridges to related capability elsewhere on campus (search these terms or open the catalog anchors):
Equipment access (via linked resources)
| Resource | Notes |
|---|---|
| CDM-012 | Virtual & Augmented Design Lab — Game Labs cluster |
| UNI-015 | BETA XR / biometrics — related human–technology interaction adjacency (capability bridge) |
| CDM-001 | IRL electronics benches — related tangible / physical-computing prototyping |
Source: HexLab website and Game Labs context (May 2026). Last verified: July 29, 2026.
Contacts (resource-level)
- Website: Hybrid Experience Lab (HexLab)
- Email: Richard Wetzel
Last verified: May 30, 2026.
People & contacts
Named contacts when publicly documented.
- Richard Wetzel (Director) — richard.wetzel@depaul.edu · Profile
Source URL
Official links and email are listed under Contacts above.
Documented Relationships
Complements Virtual & Augmented Design Lab (CDM-012) and Instructional Game & Innovation Lab (UNI-006) within the Game Labs cluster. Related human–technology / electronics adjacency: UNI-015 BETA Hub, CDM-001 IRL.
Related listings
- CDM-012 - Virtual & Augmented Design Lab
- UNI-006 - Instructional Game & Innovation (DIGI) Lab
- UNI-015 - Business Education in Technology & Analytics (BETA) Hub
- CDM-001 - Idea Realization Lab (IRL)
Notes
Faculty research lab profile split from CDM-012 aggregate (May 2026).