Don’t feel bad if your kids are gaming more than ever. In fact, why not join them?

TIME, April 22, 2020

Imane Anys, better known as Pokimane

UCI Esports receives $50,000 gift from top video game streamer Pokimane

Donation will establish program’s first endowment for student scholarships

Outdated gaming equipment gets new life

UCI Esports donates original arena PCs to informatics department, research labs and student clubs

eSports leader UCI to host panel discussion on women in gaming

EVENT: Female industry leaders and academics will take part in a panel discussion at the University of California, Irvine on women in gaming, with an emphasis on eSports and other competitions. The panelists, including prominent professional and club players and designers, will examine gaming’s cultural dynamics and how women can better be encouraged to pursue it […]

Let the gaming begin!

UCI’s groundbreaking eSports arena opens with much fanfare

Taking gaming to a new level

UCI’s eSports initiative will boast collegiate team, arena, scholarships

The UCI Esports Arena is the first of its kind on a college campus and is located at the Student Center Terrace. Students, staff, faculty, alumni and guests are welcome, where we provide a variety of the most popular games at UCI.

What’s next: The future of esports

Online viewership of competitive video gaming is up, but social distancing and tighter budgets will present challenges

Photo of Victoria E. Johnson, professor of film & media studies and African American studies
UCI Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: A history lesson in sports television

As March Madness begins, Victoria E. Johnson teaches us how sports TV has changed over time

#UCIYes!

UCI offers acceptance to its fall 2017 class, here’s what future Anteaters have to look forward to A great place to learn … and live Each spring, UCI enters “yield season,” the time of year when they send out acceptances to anxious high school and transfer applicants to fill its fall 2017 class of 7,500;students. […]

UCI to launch eSports arena, introduce first-ever varsity League of Legends players

EVENT: The grand opening of UC Irvine’s eSports arena – the first at a public university – will feature top-ranked players on UCI’s new League of Legends team. With 80 custom PCs from iBUYPOWER and a live webcasting studio to broadcast to millions of viewers, the arena will be a Southern California epicenter for competitive […]