K-AIRES

K-State Salina is partnering with Pure Imagination Labs to create a one-of-a-kind facility that will house world-class education, research and innovation in the evolving industry of spatial computing. Known the K-AIRES Center, it will leverage immersive environments and provide learning and experiential opportunities to students that no other university does.

While K-AIRES will be home to an unmatched education, it will also be the new headquarters for Pure Imagination Labs, a branch of the company focused on expanding the horizons of technology and imagination, propelling the state of Kansas to the forefront of the technology entertainment industry.

K-State Salina and Pure Imagination Labs collectively broke ground on K-AIRES in August 2024. K-AIRES is designed and constructed by a design-build partnership of McCownGordon Construction and Multistudio. It is expected to open in 2026.

 

What is "spatial computing?"

Spatial computing is a technology that blends the physical and digital worlds, enabling computers and smart devices to interact with the real-world space. This groundbreaking technology is revolutionizing the way we engage with our environment, seamlessly integrating the physical and digital realms. The creation of K-AIRES will not only create a new art form and storytelling medium for entertainment but will also transform simulation, training and countless other industries.

 

Pure Imagination Studios

Pure Imagination Studios is an award-winning independent entertainment studio best known for combining proprietary technology with groundbreaking storytelling. The company develops original content and works with some of Hollywood's most recognized entertainment studios, including DreamWorks, FOX, The LEGO Group, Netflix, Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros.

 

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K-AIRES news

Stay up-to-date on the happenings surrounding K-State Salina's historic K-AIRES project!

K-AIRES groundbreaking
August 30, 2024

Kansas State University Salina and Pure Imagination Labs have broken ground on the Kansas Advanced Immersive Research for Emerging Systems, or K-AIRES, Center, a spatial computing and learning facility that will propel the state of Kansas to the forefront of the technology entertainment industry. Read more.

K-State Salina and Pure Imagination Labs broke ground on the new K-AIRES facility. Pictured from left: Mitch Robinson, Salina Community Economic Development Organization; Kelly Dreyer, MultiStudio; Eric Woltje, McCown Gordon Construction; Joshua Wexler, Pure Imagination Labs; Joshua Jefferson, Kansas Department of Commerce; Richard Linton, Kansas State University president; and Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University Salina CEO and dean.

 

Historic partnership announced between K-State Salina and Pure Imagination Labs
August 23, 2023

Kansas State University Salina, in partnership with Pure Imagination Studios, the Salina Airport Authority and the state of Kansas, will establish a $41 million, one-of-a-kind spatial computing studio and learning center. Read more.

K-State Salina, the Salina Airport Authority and the state of Kansas are partnering with Pure Imagination Studios to build a one-of-a-kind spatial computing studio and learning center. From left: Mitch Robinson, Salina Community Economic Development Organization; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University Salina; Jerry Moran, U.S. Sen., Kansas; Joshua Wexler, Pure Imagination Studios; Tim Rogers, Salina Airport Authority; Lt. Gov. David Toland, Kansas; and Tim Zimmerman, Kansas Department of Commerce.