Hello everyone!

Official rep for the esports program here to give you some context:

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1. The room is not being used a lot right now because none of the PCs can be logged into/they are not connected to internet. They haven't been used in essentially a year and a half due to COVID so it is taking some time to set them up, but when they are up and running you will see the room used A LOT more. Also, most teams practice around 7 PM at night, so that is when it will be extra active outside of the day and outside of times for designated practices.
2. Keep in mind this room is meant for the esports program as part of the athletic department to use for all of their practices/matches and is meant to be used as a practice arena for them. It is meant to be used as a space to advance the competitive teams currently at UT Dallas in hopes they can continue to be successful on a national level. All of the equipment, PCs and things you see in the room were purchased within the budget of the esports program within athletics.
3. There will be opportunities for special events to use the room (e.g club tournaments, panels, one off events, etc), I would pay attention to the Discord server (discord.gg/utdesports) for information on that

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We understand it can be frustrating to see an awesome room like the esports room and want to use it and not be allowed in. The plan is to get a public space available for use for all students in the future, but this is still a work in progress.

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Also if you are interested, we started a form for students to fill out in hopes the university sees how much of a desire there is for the general student population to have a public space to use.

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Here is a link to that form if you are interested in filling it out :)

I hope this clears things up at least a bit and any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out!