Esports and Gaming Center opening at Temple University Ambler

Temple University Ambler students who love esports and egaming are getting a center dedicated to their passions.

The school announced the opening of the Esports and Gaming Center at Temple Ambler during the spring 2024 semester, according to its website.

The center will be on the third floor of the Ambler Learning Center, which previously housed the school’s esports equipment in the center’s Technology Center, according to the report.

We realized that when the Tech Center and the Ambler Library were going to become the Information Commons, esports didn't really fit into the vision for that space," said Antony DiBruno, manager of external events and special projects for Temple University Ambler. "The interest in having a space for gaming certainly remained, and in fact reached well beyond the campus community. This was an opportunity to share the campus' gaming technology in different ways than we previously could."

The gaming center will feature 12 Alienware gaming computers, 25-inch HD monitors, 12 special gaming chairs, gaming keyboards and mice, and headsets.

Furthermore, per the article, the center will have an Xbox Series X, Playstation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

According to Temple University Ambler Manager of Internal Events and Special Projects Eric Semborski, the reason for the center is to create a space for competitive esports gaming plus a welcoming space for anyone to relax between classes.

“(The center is also) for outside groups to come and hold an event or teambuilding program,” said Semborski in the article.

Read more on the new egaming center here.