Thanks to a generous donation made by University Trustee Shirley Wang BUS’93 and Walter Wang, the first floor lounge in Wallach Hall was transformed last summer into a state-of-the-art e-gaming room for undergraduate students. The ESPORTS Room was a hit with students, welcoming over 1,300 total users between September 6, 2022 and May 13, 2023.
The impressive space includes two 75-inch 4K resolution screens with game system plug in capabilities, a 4-panel 4K resolution video wall for streaming and events, and ambient LED lighting for an immersive playing experience. In addition to a wide variety of available games, the ESPORTS Room boasts 18 Lenovo Legion T7 gaming PCs with Intel Core i9 processor, Nintendo Switch systems, Playstation 5 systems, and Xbox Series X.
During the 2022-2023 academic year, the most-played games were:
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Valorant, with 7,983 plays
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League of Legends, with 5,176 plays
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Overwatch 2, with 3,534 plays
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Fortnite, with 3,464 plays
The number of reservations remained consistent throughout the year, except during winter break when many students were away from campus. Throughout the course of a typical week, the most active times were evenings and weekends. The chart below shows the number of active and new members each month throughout the 2022-2023 academic year.