Since 2016, we've worked to build relationships with peers in the region and entities inside of OU for space utilization. During the Fall 2023 semester we quietly started using our development clinic space while we worked on the venue for the campus. All of the needs in our spaces will tie back to the intentional design of all our pillars and programs and then scale up over time.
Get ready! The start of the physical home for OU Esports & Co-Curricular Innovation is here!
The OU Esports & Gaming Complex, comprised of the Esports & Gaming Venue and Developmental Clinic, serves the whole of the University of Oklahoma’s gaming community and beyond. These spaces are the result of the goals of student and staff gamers at OU since 2016. While we have quietly launched aspects of this space, in Spring of 2024 we bring the venue side online making the complex fully functional for the first time as we open the doors for daily operations. Make sure to click the "Full Details" buttons if you're interested in all the specifications and intentions of our complex spaces.
The OU Esports & Gaming Venue is accessible to everyone at different times of the week, please reference our "Hours of Operation". During M-F operations we are exclusively open to the OU campus students, faculty, staff, and campus partners. On Saturday and Sunday we are open to the public. This does include game days as well. We have compiled a frequently asked questions sections further down the page, but do not hesitate to shoot us an email if you have further questions.
Interested in reserving our space, putting on a gaming event in your area, or using our production services for any type of event? Then take a moment and fill out our reservation inquiry form and we will get coordinated to bring your event to life. This includes RSO, campus departments, individuals, and public parties.
LOCATED on the East side of Cross Building B facing Jenkins Avenue. 114 4th Street, Suite 126B, Norman, OK 73019 - Google Maps Link
PHONE 405.325.4384
EMAIL esports@ou.edu
You can add as much credit as you'd like to your account. The following rates below are how your credit converts to usage.
ALL PRICES INCLUDE TAX
Student, Faculty, Staff, Campus Partner Only Rates
Please reference the Membership Packages table below for all perks and amnenities.
*All Day Access Pass is only good for the day it is purchased for. It does NOT roll over.
On top of hourly usage rates for the public and general usage, we are launching membership packages for students, staff, faculty, and campus partners alike for Fall 2024 and on!
| OU GAMING CLUB ACCESS MEMBER | OU GAMING CLUB VIP MEMBER | GAMERHAUS & DEVELOPMENT STUDENT MEMBER | |
| COST (ALL PRICES INCLUDE TAX) |
Free | Full Year: $160 ($30 Savings) *Fall Only: $100 *Spring Only: $90 *($10 off for on-campus or 2900APTs residents w/verification REFERENCE FAQ BELOW) |
Included upon acceptance to position or roster. Slots are limited. |
| WHO | Student, Faculty, Staff, Alumni & Campus Partners (Norman, HSC, Tulsa) |
Student, Faculty, Staff, & Campus Partners (Norman Only) |
Student Only (Norman, HSC, Tulsa dependent on role) |
| DISCORD ACCESS | Yes + OU Channels | Yes + OU Channels + VIP Perks | Yes + OU Channels + VIP Perks (GamerHaus Cohort gains additional channels) |
| PREREQUISITES & WHERE TO SIGNUP | No prereqs, signup in OU Gaming Club Discord | Must be OU Gaming Club Access Member. VIP membership paid for in venue ONLY (Can do both in venue) |
Must be OU Gaming Access Member. Apply for positions in general registration application (Development positions only available at beginning of each semester) |
| PERSONAL LAB USAGE TIME (Only consumed when using gaming stations, free if just hanging out or using your own device) |
$5/hr Day Pass: $30 Sunday, $40 M-Sa |
8 hours per month then $4/hr Day Pass: $30 Sunday, $40 M-Sat (All semester or yearly hours awarded upfront!) |
8 hours per month then $4/hr Day Pass: $30 Sunday, $40 M-Sat (All semester or yearly hours awarded upfront!) |
| PRIZE POOL EVENTS AND LEAGUES (Intramurals, Tournaments, some Weeklies) |
$0-$15 entry dependent on event | ||
| 1-TIME DISCOUNT CODE TO MERCH STORE | No | Yes, $10% per semester | |
| NINTENDO NETWORK FUNCTIONALITY (The only place on campus your Nintendo Switch fully works online) |
No | Yes, 1 Personal Device | |
| RIOT CAMPUS UNLOCKED |
Yes | ||
| COMPUTER CONNECTION DISCOUNTS (Alumni owned OKC based custom PC builder) |
No | Yes, varies but link in marketing/website | |
| FitGMR (For those interested in developing their competitive edge further) |
No | • 25% off discount on all FITGMR services, including FITGMR Pro App, FITGMR merchandise, all Training Grounds services. • $9.99 - discord daily training subscription • $75 - game-specific 2-day Bootcamps • $200 - 2-month Performance League |
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| ACCOUNT EXPIRATION | Re-Register Every July | Nintendo perk resets every semester. Account Hours Reset and Re-Register Every July | |
| VALUE | Priceless! ;) | Up to $500 | |
For right now you join our Discord and/or follow our socials. We will be introducing an events calendar on our website over the Summer.
Only students, faculty, staff, alumni, and campus partners can register to be an "OU Gaming Club Access Member" while the "VIP Member" includes the same minus alumni. For "Access" members you can register by joining our Discord. For "VIP" members you have to stop in the venue during our hours of operation to get signed up and pay for your membership. Join our Discord!
We wanted to provide some incentive to our on-campus and 2900APT students with $10 off per semester. Please provide recent mail showing your address or your ability to login to your OU housing or 2900APT portal on your phone at time of signup. We can also refund the $10 back after if you can provide proof later after VIP member registration. This includes ALL OU housing resources through the OU Housing Portal.
PROTIP: Full year is still a little cheaper. ;)
Absolutely! Maybe you show up at right when we open, but have class at 1P-2P or want to go run an errand or grab food, DO IT! We'll see you when you get back later in the day and you can resume as if you never left. Just remember day passes expire once the day ends.
Please check our hours of operations at the top of this page. Monday through Friday the venue is exclusively available to OU students, faculty, staff, & campus partners ONLY. On Saturday and Sunday we do open up the venue to the public too. Aside from that, there are no further prerequisites to come in. If you are an OU member please ensure you have your SoonerCard ID, eaccounts mobile app logged in, or be able to verify you are a member of the OU collective.
We currently use Clover for our processing and this enables everything from all major credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal, Venmo, cash, and even checks! (If you remember what those things are.)
We are working to enable the ability to prepay using a web portal for time, merch, memberships, and any other function we have for the venue before even arriving.
For the remainder of the Spring 2024 semester only students, faculty, staff, campus partners, and student organizations can reserve the venue. We do have plans to open this up for outside OU reservations later in 2024. Please stay tuned in our Discord and socials as we add new abilities and features.
Please use the form link above in the "Reservations" to submit your reservation request.
Absolutely NOT, your team functions like scrims, practices, formal meetings, and team functions are part of your development obligation to OU Esports & Co-Curricular Innovation. The above mentioned time is for "PERSONAL" usage meaning when you, the individual, wants to just come in and game whenever you want separate from your team functions and obligations.
We automatically bake in 5 minutes from when you login to when the time usage starts ticking down. If you have issues, it's ok! Just explain what's happening to our lab staff and they'll work with you. We want you to feel at home in our spaces and that also means when things happen, we can work through them, but speak up if something comes up so we can know ASAP.
100% of venue, membership, and reservation fees are exclusively earmarked to fuel student payroll and resources. Other funding sources, sponsorships, and donations are used for departmental staffing past student employees, travel, training, and maintenance.
The Esports & Gaming Venue is designed to be our community space with full day operations and open to the entire campus. During select events and timing of the year it will also be open to peer K-12/collegiate peers, friends and fans of the university, and specific audiences such as tailgates, weekly & monthly events, and other unique programming.
This is where the work happens: representing our program in competitions, managing live gameplay production, personal streaming, or crafting articles, press releases, and media for this very website. It’s the business end of our operations, where casual gaming gives way to the goal-oriented world of esports.
GamerHaus is a living learning community for first-year students focused around using gaming as the entry point to OU. The community is located within the same building as the OU Esports & Gaming Complex.
Dens are used every week for team development across all of our programs. This includes collaboration meetings, VoD review for competitive teams, and coworking space for productivity.
Originally a planned space by the now defunct ONE U tech store on campus and our Director back in 2016-2017, this space was designed for BYOC "Bring your own computer" events, console tournaments, and small sized esports events. During its first year in 2018, we hosted the inaugural Bedlam series as well as end of year event programming inside it. Below is an example of how we leverage this space for exhibitions and showcase matches like Bedlam.
In June 2023, The OU Board of Regents approved our project proposal to design a renovation place for the spaces below. As a quick action measure we worked through Summer 2023 and early 2024 to bring the spaces online as a preview of whats to come and retrofit two spaces for our immediate needs.
OU Esports:
OU Gaming Club: