Case Study · Wiltshire
Wiltshire College & University Centre
A 150-seat broadcast arena, 27 high-performance stations and a complete curriculum, built with AOC to keep digital talent in the county.
The Mission
Keeping Digital Talent in the County
Wiltshire County Council had identified a clear gap: local students were leaving the area to find high-level digital opportunities, and the county needed to give them a reason to stay.
The brief was to turn an existing space into a digital skills hub that could deliver the BTEC in Esports and serve the wider community, which meant it had to work as a lecture hall, a conference centre, a theatre and a pro-level esports arena.
The Build
Five Spaces, One Hub
Spanning two game development suites, a broadcast studio, an esports arena and a theatre, the facility supports every stage of production.
150-Seat Auditorium
The centrepiece is a 150-seat auditorium, with a cinema-grade £80k LED wall at the heart of the room.
Roll-Away Esports Stage
Custom esports desks on wheels mean the 5v5 tournament stage can be rolled away in minutes, returning the room to a theatre or conference venue.
Broadcast Ready
Four PTZ cameras and a dedicated production gallery capture every angle, giving students a professional broadcast experience.
Industry-Standard Hardware
AOC monitors and high-spec Yoyotech custom PCs mean students learn on the same kind of set-up professionals use to compete.
“I’d absolutely recommend Yoyotech and AOC as partners. They really relieved a lot of that pressure.”
Owain Milford, Head of Faculty, Wiltshire College
What We Delivered
A Multi-Use Venue
By day the facility is a high-tech classroom teaching Unreal Engine and game development, and outside lessons it becomes a commercial asset, with the auditorium available to hire for conferences, theatre productions and external esports tournaments.
With shoutcasting rooms and production galleries built in, students learn far more than playing, gaining experience as broadcasters, engineers and event managers across the wider esports industry.
Project at a Glance
Wiltshire College & University Centre
150 seats with an £80k LED wall
27 high-performance stations
Two game dev suites, a broadcast studio, an esports arena and a theatre
AOC
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