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Located in Robert Purcell Community Center, the \u2018esports\u2019 lounge boasts state-of-the-art equipment and spots for hanging out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story has been condensed from a feature<\/a> in the<\/em> Cornell Chronicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Caitlin Hayes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of students at Cornell find community by playing video games, with at least six student clubs dedicated to gaming. But until now, that community has not had a designated space to gather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This semester, Student and Campus Life (SCL) launched the Esports Gaming Lounge<\/a> in Robert Purcell Community Center\u2014creating a spot for students to play, watch, compete, and connect, and supporting the growing interest in esports (competitive multiplayer gaming).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cVideo games in general are really important for our generation,\u201d says Chloe Chu \u201924, vice president of the student group Esports at Cornell<\/a>. \u201cOlder generations would get together to play board games with their friends, and it\u2019s very similar, just through a different medium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students from the group were instrumental in helping SCL stock and design the lounge, which will include state-of-the-art gaming PCs; space with TVs and seating will allow students to livestream matches for watch parties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open to all students for drop-in play, it can also be reserved for tournaments and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video games in general are really important for our generation.<\/p>\nChloe Chu \u201924<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Esports at Cornell serves as a community hub for students interested in competitive gaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 1,300 members are part of the club\u2019s channel on Discord, a social platform for communicating and connecting around gaming, with hundreds of students active on the channel at any given time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The club coordinates teams for numerous multiplayer games, with opportunities for varying levels of competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of the teams, for the games Overwatch and Valorant, currently compete in tournaments run by the National Association for Collegiate Esports.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

All five players on the Overwatch team have earned the top \u201cgrandmaster\u201d rank as individuals, with three players ranking in the top 100 on the global leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to highly skilled or competitive players, the club is open to anyone interested in playing or watching team-based gaming. It hosts informal intramural tournaments as well as watch parties for the Cornell teams\u2019 games, for tournament playoffs and finals, or professional games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEsports, just like regular sports, fosters large communities,\u201d says Esports at Cornell president Jake Qi \u201923. \u201cPlaying the games and watching others play, learning how to get better at a game, all of these things really help form communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Zachary Schecter \u201923\u2014whose family provided financial support to create the new lounge\u2014esports provides opportunities for teamwork and skill, similar to a traditional sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fun to plan out the fight, work together and see the plan come together,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re strategizing and making quick decisions, and it\u2019s really satisfying to make a good play, to take out an enemy team or to play support and save your teammate just in time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All photos by Sreang Hok \/ Cornell University.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published March 15, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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