New Esports Arena!
The new OHIO Esports Arena in Scripps Hall is now open, featuring tournament space, high-end gaming PCs for community play, and the latest software development tools for esports- and STEM-related classes.
The facility is open for all students to come enjoy.
Esports Broadcasting Tour
Professor Brandon Saunders walk us through the design he and his team of students put together for the OHIO Esports facility.
Equipment
Our new facilities will be available to all students on campus, featuring state-of-the-art power gaming machines that employ latest generation i9 processors with 32 GB of RAM. Moreover, all machines are equipped with RTX 3080 video cards.
On the broadcasting side, the facility has six top-of-the-line PTZOptics cameras that will let us show and tell our viewers every detail about the competitions we will be hosting. We also have cameras on every player, professional audio and Blackmagic Video Hubs and Multiviewers with numerous Stream Decks, all coordinated by two state-of-the-art streaming servers with AMD Threadrippers.
Computer Specs
- Legion T7i
- Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Windows 10 Pro 64
- 32 GB RAM
- 1 TB SSD
- 2 TB HDD
- RTX 3080 10 GB
- 850 W PSU
- Lenovo Legion Y25-25 Gaming Monitors
- 24.5-inch
- 1080p
- 240 Hz
- Logitech Gaming Mouse G Pro Hero
- Logitech G512 Carbon Lightsync RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Furniture
- Secret Lab Omega and Titan Chairs
- Respawn RSP-1048 Gaming Tables
Operating Hours
- Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
- Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
- Thursday, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Friday, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
*Tuesday's and Wednesday's open gaming ends at 7:50 p.m. when our Valorant and Rocket League matches begin.
Hours may alter slightly depending on special events. Please check the Ohio University Events Calendar to learn more.