Education
BY ROO MOODY
UH’s Sugar Land campus oers e-sports room The e-sports room at the University of Houston at Sugar Land campus is designed for gamers. How it works Located on the rst oor of the Albert and Mamie George Building, the room can hold 20 players for tournaments or recreational play. Pro- fessors of digital media courses at the university also use the space as a classroom to teach game design and gaming simulations. Student organizations, faculty members and outside entities can request access to the space, and there is also designated free time for any student to come use the room on a rst-come, rst-served basis. Information Technology Manager Sadiq Sachwani said he designed the space so that gamers can bring their own consoles and plug them into the room’s system.
The space features 20 gaming computers and viewing monitors including a touch-screen for professors.
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IT manager Sadiq Sachwani designed the space.
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