The University of California-Irvine is recruiting students on partial scholarships dedicated solely to video gaming.

加州大學歐文分校正在用獎學金招攬電子游戲專業的學生。

And with the upcoming grand opening of its eSports arena on campus, the school has become a "Mecca for gamers," according to Mark Deppe.

根據Mark Deppe的說法，校園中電子游戲eSports競技場的即將開放，讓學校成為“游戲玩家們所渴望的地方”。

As the acting director of UCI eSports, Deppe is the brains behind the university's new eSports facility.

Deppe作為UCI eSports中心的代理主任，是這一全新電子競技設施的幕后智囊。

Deppe has transformed the former campus pool hall into a state-of-the-art gaming arena that's set to open on September 23.

Deppe將學校的舊臺球室改造成了充滿藝術氣息的電子游戲競技場，這里將于9月23日開放。

The gaming arena will host regular student gamers as well as the school's 10-player team, which will compete in tournaments that include millions of dollars in prize money.

這一游戲中心將接待普通的學生玩家，也會接待校級的十人玩家團隊，這一團隊將參加電子游戲錦標賽，與其它團隊競爭數以百萬計的獎金。

Here's what it's like:

以下就是該中心的實況：

1. The eSports arena is located in UCI's student center, where you can also find the food court and conference rooms, among other things.

eSports競技場坐落于UCI的學生中心，在這里你還會看到美食區和會議室等其它設施。

2. After you go inside and up the stairs, the eSports arena is through the courtyard, right across from the campus book store.

進入中心，上樓，eSports競技場就在中庭的另一邊，校園書店的對面。

3. You'll pass an anteater typing on a computer along the way. That's the university mascot.

你會經過一個正在敲擊鍵盤的食蟻獸雕像，這是他們大學的吉祥物。

4. And here we are.

好了，我們到了。

5. Once you get through the front door and look right, you can see this place is legit. It's outfitted with 70 high-end gaming computers.

走過前門后看向右邊，你會看到這個地方真是打點得很正規。這里有著70臺高配游戲電腦。

6. And each has these crazy chairs from Vertagear that look like they belong in a race car.

每一臺電腦都配有Vertagear牌的這種椅子，看上去像是賽車里面的椅子。

They are super comfortable and can adjust in all sorts of ways.

坐上去超級舒服，而且可以任意調整姿勢。

7. Gamers can go with the normal position ...

玩家們可以正常直坐……

8. Or the chill-ax position. Not sure how well you'd be able to do in CounterStrike like this, though.

或者換一個特別舒服的姿勢。不過我不太確定，你在打反恐精英時能不能坐成這個樣子。

9. The chairs aren't cheap: They start at $300 each.

這些椅子可不便宜：每臺300美元起。

10. The large amount of computers and monitors in the room weren't cheap either: Each cost around $2,000.

這里大量的電腦和顯示器也都不便宜：每臺價格約為2000美元。

11. The steep price is due to the impressive hardware inside, which includes top-of-the line graphics cards and processing power.

這夸張的價格是因為內置的高級硬件，其中包括高級顯卡和處理器。

12. And each station comes with headphones and microphones for communicating with teammates in the games.

每個位置都有自己的耳機和麥克風，以便玩家在游戲中與隊員溝通。

13. Along with keyboards and mice from Logitech.

還有羅技的鍵盤和鼠標。

14. So how did UCI come up with all the cash for this crazy space? It didn't. "UCI gave us zero dollars," Deppe told Business Insider.

那么UCI哪來這么多錢置辦這么個瘋狂的地方呢？它沒有錢。Deppe說：“UCI沒有給我們任何錢。”

15. "All of the expensive stuff is donated," he said. iBuyPower, Logitech, Vertagear and other companies donated gear or money to get the place up and running, so it will be "cost-neutral," Deppe says.

他說：“所有貴重物品都是別人捐的。” iBuyPower，Logitech，Vertagear和其它公司捐贈了工具或錢來置辦了這里的一切并讓它得以運行。所以“沒有太大成本”。

They are also going to charge students $4 per hour to use it.

而且到時候也會向每個來玩游戲的學生收費4美元/小時。

16. Deppe says UCI has a huge gaming community on campus.

Deppe說UCI校園中有著一個巨大的游戲社區。

That's due to a variety of factors: The school is one of the few offering degrees in Computer Game Science, and it's also in the backyard of a bunch of game studios operating in Orange County.

這里的因素有很多：學校有一個少見的電腦游戲科學系，而且這里位于奧蘭治縣，是許多游戲工作室的聚集地。

“Every game company that produces stuff has UCI students working for it," he said.

“每個有產品的游戲公司都有來自UCI的員工。”

17. That trend is sure to grow with the offering of a scholarship for gamers.

而這一趨勢還將持續發展，因為學校開始為玩家提供獎學金了。

UCI is bringing in five students on the new scholarship, four of whom weren't even looking to attend. It covers about half of in-state tuition.

UCI將用這一新獎學金制度招入5個學生，其中4個根本沒想過考慮這里。獎學金會支付半數正式學費。

"We have people who are now coming to UCI because of our League of Legends community."

“現在有些人要來報UCI，因為我們這兒有英雄聯盟的社區。”

18. League of Legends is one of the world's most popular games, which has tournaments for millions in real cash.

英雄聯盟是世界上最受歡迎的游戲之一，錦標賽獎金有數百萬現金。

The UCI team will have the 5 scholarship students on it, along with 5 others who will try out.

UCI的團隊將招入5名獎學金新生，還有另五名來試讀。

19. And other gamers in the UCI arena will be able to play pre-loaded titles such as Diablo 3, Overwatch, Final Fantasy 14, and Minecraft.

UCI競技場的其它玩家則可以玩些別的游戲，譬如預置的暗黑破壞神3，守望先鋒，最終幻想14和我的世界。

20. Deppe says they are also in the process of a hiring a coach. No, it won't be the famous Coach K, but it will be "a seasoned professional player."

Deppe說，他們也正在尋覓教練員。不會是那個有名的K教練，但會是一個“經驗豐富的專業玩家”。

21. "I like to think of us as the NBA-level players competing against intramural teams," Deppe said.

他說：“我喜歡把我們想成是NBA級別的玩家，與其它校內的團隊競爭。”

22. When we stopped by, the facility was still under construction. Everything will be ready to go by the grand opening next Friday.

我們來拜訪時，這里還在建設當中。在下周五開放時，這里所有東西都會就緒了。

23. Over here there will be about 5 or 6 different console gaming stations for Xbox or Playstation players.

這里還會有5到6個不同的游戲控制臺，可供Xbox或游戲機玩家使用。

24. And monitors still need to mounted on the walls for showing live streams and player leaderboards.

控制臺還需要安裝到墻上，以便顯示實時數據流和玩家排行榜。

25. And eventually, this side area will be turned into a live-streaming station.

最終，這片邊上的區域會變成實時數據站。

During competitions, UCI will be broadcasting the tournament to the world with play-by-play announcers.

在競技期間，UCI將向世界放松錦標賽實況，有主播會進行詳細解說。

26. With a scholarship program and advanced gaming arena, UCI is definitely at the top of the list for students who love gaming.

有了這一獎學金項目和先進的游戲中心，UCI絕對是游戲愛好者的目標大學。

“It makes us a school of first choice for video gamers," Deppe said.

Deppe說：“這讓我們成了游戲玩家的首選大學。”