Club Sports at Mines leveling up with dedicated esports space
Space features 12 high-performance PC setups, fully equipped streaming studio for broadcasting live to Twitch, YouTube
Mines student Ryan Wilkin plays the game Fall Guys in the esports lab on the Mines campus.
The newest club sport at Mines isn’t played on a field — it’s played on a screen. Esports, or competitive multiplayer video gaming, has arrived on campus with a dedicated space for teams to train and compete.
What are esports?
Esports refers to video games that are played in a highly organized competitive environment. Students form teams to compete in leagues and tournaments.
Mines offers teams for the following games, some competitive and some non-competitive:
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Overwatch 2
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Call of Duty
- Dota 2
- Valorant
Where do teams practice and compete?
The new esports lab is now open at 1600 Jackson St. The space features 12 high-performance PC setups for popular games. It also includes a fully equipped streaming studio with cameras, microphones and a green screen for broadcasting live to Twitch or YouTube.
What are students saying about esports at Mines?
"I think what I love most about esports is always having the ability to improve. There’s virtually no skill ceiling to the game, so there’s always going to be someone better than you. For me, this gives me a constant drive to improve and learn new things in order to outdo my opponents the next time I face them." - Aaron Jackson, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team captain
Learn more about esports at Mines on the Mines Athletics website.
About Mines
Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on applied science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
