Welcome to 'The Gauntlet'
UIC Campus Recreation is proud to announce the opening of our new esports space 'The Gauntlet'! Located in the Student Recreation Facility - SRF (737 S. Halsted St.) on the 2nd floor, this space offers individuals the opportunity to compete in various esports games on one of our 14 brand new PC units. Additionally, we also have a variety of console games available for play.
This is a space that is open to current UIC students, faculty, and staff, so stop in today to experience 'The Gauntlet'!
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Hours
Drop-In Hours (Fall/Spring) Summer Hours (5/08 - 8/21) Sunday 12:00pm - 6:00pm Sunday CLOSED Monday 12:00pm - 7:00pm Monday 12:00pm - 8:00pm Tuesday 12:00pm - 6:00pm Tuesday 12:00pm - 4:00pm Wednesday 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wednesday 12:00pm - 4:00pm Thursday 12:00pm - 5:00pm Thursday 12:00pm - 8:00pm Friday 12:00pm - 5:00pm Friday 12:00pm - 4:00pm Saturday 12:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday CLOSED -
PC Games
PC Games Counter Strike: Global Offensive Rocket League Rainbow Six Seige Valorant Overwatch League of Legends Call of Duty: Warzone Apex Legends Dota 2 Fortnite Console Games
Console Games FIFA 19 (XBOX) NBA2K 18 (XBOX) NBA2K 22 (XBOX) NBA2K 20 (Playstation) MLB The Show 20 (Playstation) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo Switch) -
Hardware
Gaming PCs (14)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 OC 12GB GDDR6
- Memory: 16GB DDR4
- Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO NVME M.2., 1TB HDD
- Monitor: ASUS 24” 1080p LED (165hz) G-SYNC
- Keyboard/Mouse/Headset: Kingston HyperX
Microsoft XBox One X
Sony Playstation 4 Pro
Nintendo Switch
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Policies
Room Policies
- No personal belongings allowed in The Gauntlet (backpacks, auxiliary equipment, etc.)
- All gaming equipment must remain in The Gauntlet at all times.
- No food or drink of any kind is permitted in The Gauntlet.
- No smoking, vaping, or tobacco products. UIC is a Tobacco-Free campus.
- Gaming devices should not be used for personal use unrelated to gaming. Homework, class projects, etc. are not permitted and will result in loss of play slot.
- Individuals may not install any games that are not on our list of available games.
- Harassment based on any aspect of an individual’s identity will not be tolerated.
- Toxicity, cheating, betting, or illegal activity is not allowed.
Check-In Policies
- All participants must check in with the Esports Attendant prior to utilizing any devices.
- Valid UIC iCard required to check in.
- Each individual must use their own UIC credentials to log into the network for PC gaming. For console gaming, users are not allowed to download their own console profiles.
- Individual gaming sessions are 2 hours maximum, unless there are no other users waiting for a device.
- At this time, if The Gauntlet is at full capacity, individuals on the waitlist are not allowed to congregate in the space as we are not currently allowing spectators. Those individuals on the waitlist are welcome to wait in the lounge just outside the room until a station is available for them.
