See the new £1.65m Esports facility at University of Suffolk

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The new esports facility at the University of Suffolk, which cost £1.65 million, is in the "top four or five facilities in the country".

The facility, which is located in Long Street in Ipswich, was built for the new esports course which launched in September - with just six students signing up for the first year.

Inside the facility, there are 40 gaming PCs, a broadcast gallery and livestreaming facilities.

New E-Sports Degree course at University of Suffolk(Image: Lucy Taylor)

The livestreaming room(Image: Lucy Taylor)

The esports course teaches students in managing events, creating content, marketing, digital broadcasting and livestreaming, alongside the streaming and gaming side of esports.

The facility will also be used by other courses at the University in the future.

Charlie Smith, course leader, said: "Our facilities here for esports is in the top four or five in the country.

New E-Sports Degree course at University of Suffolk(Image: Lucy Taylor)

New E-Sports Degree course at University of Suffolk(Image: Lucy Taylor)

"I'm super delighted - the facilities are ready for doing any kind of esports.

"The university was super keen on making the space super compatible and they were really responsive to my demands.

"They've been on board with my ideas and my vision, not just for the esports course, but the longevity of the space beyond that as well."

New E-Sports Degree course at University of Suffolk. Course leader Charlie Smith(Image: Lucy Taylor)

New E-Sports Degree course at University of Suffolk(Image: Lucy Taylor)

Two students on the course, Ollie Head and Eryk Cajmer spoke very highly of the faciltiies.

Mr Head said: "They've obviously put a lot of time and money into it, and it really shows.

"Everything is well thought through and well designed - there's different rooms to learn different specialties. It encompasses everything you'd want."

New E-Sports Degree course at University of Suffolk(Image: Lucy Taylor)

Ollie Head and Eryk Cajmer(Image: Lucy Taylor)

Mr Cajmer said: "The fact this building was built for us in the first place is an absolute honour.

"It allows us to really learn a range of skills with brilliant equipment. It gives you experience working with equipment that will be required in the future so we can say we know how to use it when applying for jobs.

"It's great."

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