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Head Coach, Jordan Cunningham, Joins PFW Esports- Summer 2023

Originally from Lubbock, Texas, Cunningham moved to Fort Wayne in 2010 on an athletic scholarship with Indiana Tech. While at Tech, Cunningham participated in Amateur League of Legends tournaments while also helping staff various LAN events. Upon graduation in 2015, Cunningham transitioned to competitive Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) first as an individual player, then as Head Coach under Zenith Esports. In 2019, he transitioned to the Esports Head Coach role under Indiana Tech providing the university with the inaugural WHAC Esports Conference championship. In 2023, he is now leading Purdue Fort Wayne’s Esports program as Head Coach to spearhead an entire program transition.
Contact Coach Cunningham via [email protected]
Jordan Cunningham

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Lab Equipment and Titles

The IT Services Esports lab is a space created for competitive gaming on the Purdue Fort Wayne campus. The lab is located in Walb Union, room 221—its high-end gaming hardware is available to students, staff, and faculty as well as esports teams, gaming clubs, and special events.

The lab has 21 gaming-ready workstations to take advantage of. Each station has 20+ modern titles installed to play. Take a look at the full specifications of the computers and find out what games are installed below.

  • Computer Hardware

    Hardware specifications

    Curious about how capable our gaming workstations are? Take a look at each of our Alienware gaming computers' specifications below:

    • Processor: Intel i9-9900
    • Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti
    • Storage: 2 TB Solid-state drive
    • RAM: 16 GB DDR4

    Each station also has Dell G-Sync monitors that can be wirelessly streamed to two 75-inch 4K TVs in the lab, Corsair gaming peripherals, and custom Maxnomic gaming chairs. You can bring and use your own peripherals providing they don't require any software to be installed on the lab computers.

  • Installed Games

    Current installed titles

    Have a game you’d like to play in our lab? Game requests submitted through our interest form will be taken into consideration to be added to our list. Our current installed titles are listed below:

    • League of Legends
    • Overwatch
    • Rocket League
    • CS:GO
    • Call of Duty Vanguard
    • Splitgate
    • Among US
    • Fortnite
    • Hearthstone
    • Dota 2
    • Minecraft
    • Rainbow 6 Siege
    • Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG)
    • Apex Legends
    • Smite
    • Heroes of the Storm
    • Team Fortress 2
    • Starcraft 2
    • Tekken 7
    • NBA 2k20
    • FIFA 20
    • Call of Duty Modern Warfare
    • Borderlands 3

Lab Policies

We require that all lab users respect one another. Inappropriate personal conduct such as bullying, harassment, cheating, stalking, or other forms of intimidation will not be tolerated. Please refer to the Student Handbook Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct for complete information. The lab also has the following rules in place:

  • Student accounts are provided 20 hours of play per week
  • Food and open drink containers are not permitted
  • Mistreatment or abuse of hardware will result in a loss of lab privilege
  • User accounts and passwords can't be shared or loaned to others
  • Users may bring their own headsets/controllers/mice if they don’t require additional software

Hours

Take a look at when you can hop into the esports lab at Walb Union, room 221. We’re open during the following hours during the academic year:

  • Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Friday: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Summer hours:

  • Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Friday: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Keep in mind that these hours may change—the lab is closed during team events and group reservations.