The Basement - Games and Learning
The Basement is a recreational and educational gaming space located in the basement of the Central Library. Walking into our space you'll experience an arcade like atmosphere with a welcoming community that fosters passions for game creation and play. All of our services are free to current UTA students, faculty, and staff.
We're outfitted with the newest, most up-to-date consoles and beloved games. New games added regularly.
We offer game development resources including workshops, consultations, and course integration.
If you have questions related to the space, please contact TheBasement@uta.edu.
To see what events and other community related activities are happening in the space, join our Discord.
students playing games in The Basement
students playing card games in The Basement
Take a look at our catalog of console games. We are equipped with modern consoles like the PS5 and classic consoles like the Xbox 360. We also have a selection of retro games like Gamecube, Wii and Super Nintendo.
We have popular games including: Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Fifa/FC, Call of Duty, Spiderman, Minecraft and more!
Want to see a new game added to our space? Throw it up on our suggestion wall.
Specs:
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Nvidia Geforce RTX 3090 24 GB GDDR6X
We offer two hour checkout times and our PC's are first come first serve. Waitlist available upon request. You must be in person to be added to the waitlist. We currently have several free-to-play games ready to play on our PC's. Additionally, you can play your own games by installing them through clients like Steam, Epic, and Riot launchers during each session. Please note that some larger games (100GB+) may take up to 30 minutes to install.
Catalog coming soon! We have card games, board games and D&D/TTRPG resources and modules. See our Discord for current adventures and sessions.
If you would like to host an event in The Basement, you can reserve our console room or our PC room (after 6pm only). See this form
Earn rewards just from playing in our space! Pepsi products, Hats, T-shirts, stickers and more. Ask a staff member for details.
Tour and Experiential Learning Integration Form
Please complete this form if you would like to speak with an Experiential Learning Librarian about integrating library creative technologies and spaces into your course or if you would like for your class to tour our Creative Spaces and Services.
Unlock Your Creativity
Do you want to learn game development software such as Unity or Unreal Engine or expand on your knowledge? Schedule a consultation to get help with your academic or personal project.