Camp Queue: Intro to eSports

Date: July 26th - 29th

Participants meet daily 1pm to 4pm

CAMP OVERVIEW

• Camps are a curated, social experience led by professional staff.
• All gamers 9-18 are welcome! Campers do not need a minimum level of gaming experience to participate.
• Each day campers take part in off-screen and on-screen activities focusing on skills such as team building, communication, leadership, and critical thinking.
• Campers will get to experience gaming and esports in a whole new way as members of the Pella Community High School Esports League, current & former collegiate esports players, and collegiate esports coaches join periodically throughout the week to participate in Q&A’s with the campers.
• Campers have access to play some of the more common collegiate/professional esports games (League of Legends, Valorant, Overwatch, Fortnite, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, & Mario Kart 8).

Why Esports?

• There are currently over 200 colleges and universities that offer esports programs.
• There are 151 member schools of the National Association of Collegiate Esports, the only official governing body for varsity esports, and 335 schools offering esports opportunities nationwide.
• Each year over $25 million in scholarships are awarded for college and university esports players.
• Esports improves hand-eye coordination, improves attention & visual acuity, improves visual processing & executive function, helps develop problem solving & strategy skills, boosts self confidence, & increases player socialization.
• 71% of parents reported that gaming had a net positive effect for children according to recent studies.
• The fields of medicine and computer science as well as the military (each branch of the military now has their own esports team) tend to seek candidates with gaming experience.