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The 5,500-square-foot space for the lab is located on the first floor of the Hub. It includes 45 computers, equipped with high-end peripherals and monitors, as well as a broadcasting and production studio designed for livestreaming.

This is not some glorified computer lab; this is a community space, said Chris Postell, senior manager of strategic initiatives in UCs Office of Innovation. The entire concept of this lab is to bring people together and celebrate a community.

Chris Vu, the president of the UC Esports Club, said having a dedicated space will open up many more opportunities for the club and make it much easier for the group to gather for events. There are more than 2,000 members of the UC Discord, an instant messaging and digital distribution platform, with hundreds of them actively involved in the club.

To me, the esports community has acted almost like a second family. Ive always come to it as my home away from home, Vu, a junior who is majoring in computer science, said. It makes me so happy to see that were finally getting a space to physically call home.

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