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Once the lab no longer housed the university mainframe computer, the first floor became a dedicated space for a virtual reality environment known as the YURT.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual reality kindles a new way to learn|url=https://sciencenode.org/feature/virtual-reality-brings-real-advantages--and--real-challenges.php|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Science Node}}</ref>

In 1988, the Applied Mathematics Division became the primary occupant after a new Center for Information Technology building was opened to house the Computer Science Department. Subsequently, the Center for Computation and Visualization (CCV)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Center for Computation and Visualization Brown University|url=https://bulletin.brown.edu/centerforcomputationandvisualization/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=bulletin.brown.edu}}</ref> became the primary occupant. CCV is Brown University's research computing center. The basement was remodeled with graduate student offices and a small lounge.

In 2022, the Gorky tapestry was taken down for cleaning. It was discovered that it had been hanging in the wrong orientation for 61 years and remounted on the wall in the correct orientation.<gallery>

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File:Watson Plaque.jpg|The dedication plaque

File:Computing-Laboratory-Gorky-with-AvD.jpg|Prof. [[Andries van Dam]] with the Gorky tapestry

File:Gorky-in-correct-orientation.jpg|The correctly- oriented tapestry

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