Northwest offering esports camp for middle school, high school students in July

Northwest will host campus this summer for middle school and high school students to experience its Esports Lab at the J.W. Jones Student Union. (Photo by Kelsey Tallman/Northwest Missouri State University)

Northwest Missouri State University is again offering youth an opportunity to play video games with peers during two esports summer camps in July on the University campus.

Northwest will host an Esports day camp for middle school and high school students from Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18; camp sessions are 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day in the Esports Lab at the J.W. Jones Student Union, and the cost is $75 per person.

The University also will host an overnight camp, beginning with check-in at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, and ending at 11 a.m. Friday, July 25; the cost is $160 per person. The overnight camp provides participants with an opportunity to experience campus residence halls and dining services while developing skills needed to be recruited as an esports athlete. 

During both camps, attending boys and girls will participate in fun, team-oriented gaming activities while learning skills related to communication, team development, problem-solving and best online practices.

“It gives students a great opportunity to connect with like-minded peers,” Andrew Murphy, Northwest’s esports director, said. “The issue sometimes with gaming is that when you’re playing from home, it’s really hard to connect with people, even if you’re playing with people online. The camp offers an opportunity to play games together and do things together.”

Click here to register for esports summer camps at Northwest.

To learn more about esports at Northwest, call 660.562.1759, email esports@nwmissouri.edu or visit www.nwmissouri.edu/esports/.