A trial launch was held for students to experience the newly revamped Student Activities Centre (SAC) lounge in March.
The revamp includes a foosball table, a billiards table and three XBox stations.
“There has been an increase in the number of people coming here to play after the new XBox sets have been added, especially in the evenings from 4.30pm to 8.30pm,” said Students’ Union Welfare Service member, Agung Sugiarto Tan, 18, a second-year student from the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering.
Meralo Antonio, a second-year student from the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) welcomes the additions in the lounge. He said: “I think it is good to have Xbox stations in the lounge because we can have some fun here after lessons.”
“It also helps us students to relax,” he added.
According to the president of the Students’ Union, Ng Hwei Yun, the trial launch is used to gauge students’ responses for ideal opening hours and to find out which games would be popular among them. This is done in preparation for the official launch, which will be held next semester.
While Ronny William, a second-year student from SPMS was satisfied with the new additions, he said he would like to see more additions to the lounge in future.
“I enjoy myself playing the Xbox games, but I think it will be better if there are more varieties of games,” he said.
“The kind of games they offer now are quite difficult for a beginner to pick up. It is better if they have easier games to cater to students who are here just to relax.”
Nonetheless, Tan believed that the response after the revamp generally has been positive.
He also said that they are planning to add board games at the official launch.
