The sound of fingers typing on the keyboard fills the air. The door is open, allowing you to see all that occupies the space. On the left and right side of the room, there are about 5 MAC computers. They have huge, shiny black screens and a black apple symbol at the bottom of the monitor. In the center of the room, there’s what looks to be a black television hanging on the wall. When looking up, you can see the white ceiling with a rough textured finish. The walls are an off white and the carpet is dark gray with small, green streaks running through it. The room is filled with black swivel chairs where every MAC computer or form of technology is stationed. The rest of the room was open space. Free for the occupants to move around freely without disturbing each other.

The occupants in the room consists of about 7 people. Some were doing math homework, while the others were listening to music on YouTube. One woman with a red curly afro sitting on the right side of the room was typing very fast on her keyboard. She had a brown skin complexion and had cat eyes formed from her makeup. She was occasionally talking to someone on the phone about getting her paper out of the way. Next to her sat a girl with a light skinned complexion and curly black hair pulled into a ponytail. She was clicked through tabs and was swinging back and forth in the black swivel chair. She would occasionally talk but only to ask the girl to the right of her for help. The girl to the right of her was listening to music. She had her white earphones in and her eyes glued to the screen. She wore a white T-shirt and ripped blue jeans. Her hair was twisted into long two strand twists and pulled back in a ponytail. Whenever she was asked a question by the girl next to her, she quickly replied ” I don’t know bro” and went back to what she was doing. There were 2 others girls sitting at the far right on the right side of the room. One was coloring a poster while the other was browsing the web. They were talking about boys at their school and their school in general. However, you can tell they didn’t agree on every thing each other said based on the occasional ” Girl, you trippin’, he is not cute” and the sucking of their teeth.

The chosen interviewee was a girl sitting in The MAC Lab with a brown skin complexion with black and brown twists pulled back in a ponytail. Her name was Luterra Fulks and she was a part-time student at GSU. One of the questions asked was why did she choose to come to this space? With no hesitation, she replied, “I enjoy using the MAC computers.” With the continuation of the interview, she proceeds to say that she likes that she has her own personal space in the MAC Lab. She also likes the fact that the room is so quiet and roomy. However, she wish that the room was even bigger so more people can get more personal space. When asked why does she believe the space is structured like it is, she hesitated for a second. She sat back in her chair and contemplated the answer in deep thought. After a few minutes, she finally replied, “The space is structured this way because different people have different styles of learning. Therefore, different people require different environments to learn in.”

After all observations, it was observed that everyone had a true value of this space and that every object/concept has a specific purpose. The MAC computers served as a way for the occupants to complete their work. The open space served as a way to give the occupants more freedom to move around. The room itself was set up to give people a chance to use high definition technology. Overall, when people visit The MAC Lab, they visit the lab for its value and the objects within the space.