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

加州大学欧文分校正在用奖学金招揽电子游戏专业的学生。

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

根据Mark Deppe的说法，校园中电子游戏eSports竞技场的即将开放，让学校成为“游戏玩家们所渴望的地方”。

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

Deppe作为UCI eSports中心的代理主任，是这一全新电子竞技设施的幕后智囊。

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将学校的旧台球室改造成了充满艺术气息的电子游戏竞技场，这里将于9月23日开放。

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.

这一游戏中心将接待普通的学生玩家，也会接待校级的十人玩家团队，这一团队将参加电子游戏锦标赛，与其它团队竞争数以百万计的奖金。

Here's what it's like:

以下就是该中心的实况：

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竞技场坐落于UCI的学生中心，在这里你还会看到美食区和会议室等其它设施。

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

进入中心，上楼，eSports竞技场就在中庭的另一边，校园书店的对面。

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

你会经过一个正在敲击键盘的食蚁兽雕像，这是他们大学的吉祥物。

4. And here we are.

好了，我们到了。

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.

走过前门后看向右边，你会看到这个地方真是打点得很正规。这里有着70台高配游戏电脑。

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

每一台电脑都配有Vertagear牌的这种椅子，看上去像是赛车里面的椅子。

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

坐上去超级舒服，而且可以任意调整姿势。

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

玩家们可以正常直坐……

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

或者换一个特别舒服的姿势。不过我不太确定，你在打反恐精英时能不能坐成这个样子。

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

这些椅子可不便宜：每台300美元起。

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

这里大量的电脑和显示器也都不便宜：每台价格约为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.

这夸张的价格是因为内置的高级硬件，其中包括高级显卡和处理器。

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

每个位置都有自己的耳机和麦克风，以便玩家在游戏中与队员沟通。

13. Along with keyboards and mice from Logitech.

还有罗技的键盘和鼠标。

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哪来这么多钱置办这么个疯狂的地方呢？它没有钱。Deppe说：“UCI没有给我们任何钱。”

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.

他说：“所有贵重物品都是别人捐的。” iBuyPower，Logitech，Vertagear和其它公司捐赠了工具或钱来置办了这里的一切并让它得以运行。所以“没有太大成本”。

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

而且到时候也会向每个来玩游戏的学生收费4美元/小时。

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

Deppe说UCI校园中有着一个巨大的游戏社区。

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.

这里的因素有很多：学校有一个少见的电脑游戏科学系，而且这里位于奥兰治县，是许多游戏工作室的聚集地。

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

“每个有产品的游戏公司都有来自UCI的员工。”

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

而这一趋势还将持续发展，因为学校开始为玩家提供奖学金了。

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将用这一新奖学金制度招入5个学生，其中4个根本没想过考虑这里。奖学金会支付半数正式学费。

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

“现在有些人要来报UCI，因为我们这儿有英雄联盟的社区。”

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

英雄联盟是世界上最受欢迎的游戏之一，锦标赛奖金有数百万现金。

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

UCI的团队将招入5名奖学金新生，还有另五名来试读。

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竞技场的其它玩家则可以玩些别的游戏，譬如预置的暗黑破坏神3，守望先锋，最终幻想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说，他们也正在寻觅教练员。不会是那个有名的K教练，但会是一个“经验丰富的专业玩家”。

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

他说：“我喜欢把我们想成是NBA级别的玩家，与其它校内的团队竞争。”

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

我们来拜访时，这里还在建设当中。在下周五开放时，这里所有东西都会就绪了。

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

这里还会有5到6个不同的游戏控制台，可供Xbox或游戏机玩家使用。

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

控制台还需要安装到墙上，以便显示实时数据流和玩家排行榜。

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

最终，这片边上的区域会变成实时数据站。

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

在竞技期间，UCI将向世界放松锦标赛实况，有主播会进行详细解说。

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

有了这一奖学金项目和先进的游戏中心，UCI绝对是游戏爱好者的目标大学。

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

Deppe说：“这让我们成了游戏玩家的首选大学。”