/coloradan/ en /coloradan/2024/03/04/first-its-kind-campus-gaming-lounge <span>A First-of-Its-Kind Campus Gaming Lounge</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-03-04T00:00:00-07:00" title="Monday, March 4, 2024 - 00:00">Mon, 03/04/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/web-grand_opening_cu_alienware_gaming_lounge_0540.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=zkHMNbOa" width="1200" height="600" alt="Alienware Gaming Lounge"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/58"> Campus News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1540" hreflang="en">Gaming</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1371" hreflang="en">UMC</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr">¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ and Alienware, Dell Technologies’ gaming brand, <a href="/studentaffairs/2024/01/09/cu-boulder-joins-forces-dells-alienware-build-universitys-first-gaming-lounge" rel="nofollow">opened the university’s first dedicated esports and gaming lounge</a> on campus Jan. 25.</p><p dir="ltr">A $1.2 million contribution funded the renovation of a 1,275-square-foot space in the University Memorial Center, which houses desktops, gaming laptops, a multiplayer console area and a broadcast studio. The lounge includes spaces for esports athletes and gamers to play, train and compete in competitions around the world.</p><p dir="ltr">¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ has more than 5,000 students interacting with 15 gaming-specific student organizations, including esports, video, tabletop, board, role-playing and trading card games.</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-white"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="align-center image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-10/web-grand_opening_cu_alienware_gaming_lounge_0399.jpg?itok=caAlCkNJ" width="375" height="250" alt="Alienware Gaming Lounge"> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="align-center image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-10/web-grand_opening_cu_alienware_gaming_lounge_0494.jpg?itok=TfSVgVDj" width="375" height="563" alt="Alienware Gaming Lounge"> </div> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="align-center image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-10/web-grand_opening_cu_alienware_gaming_lounge_0538.jpg?itok=v1bLx5OX" width="375" height="563" alt="Alienware Gaming Lounge"> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="align-center image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-10/web-grand_opening_cu_alienware_gaming_lounge_0540.jpg?itok=eCNJNvog" width="375" height="250" alt="Alienware Gaming Lounge"> </div> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="align-center image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-10/web-grand_opening_cu_alienware_gaming_lounge_0544.jpg?itok=Keq0vgVU" width="375" height="250" alt="Alienware Gaming Lounge"> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="align-center image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-10/web-grand_opening_cu_alienware_gaming_lounge_0392.jpg?itok=oCRV4MzR" width="375" height="563" alt="Alienware Gaming Lounge"> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><p dir="ltr"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor&nbsp;</span></a></p><hr><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>Photos by Patrick Campbell</p><hr></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>​​¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ and Alienware, Dell Technologies’ gaming brand, opened the university’s first dedicated esports and gaming lounge on campus Jan. 25.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/spring-2024" hreflang="und">Spring 2024</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 12225 at /coloradan