What is Esports? What is esports at Northwestern?
These camps will instruct students on the fundamental skills required to succeed in esports, guide them in improving their esports mental health, provide in-person team play and team building experience, and put them in front of Northwestern’s varsity esports recruiters.
Campers will also receive a year of Q&A access to the Northwestern Esports coaching staff via our camp discord.
Water bottle with a lid
Controller & cable to plug into a PC (Xbox One, Xbox series X, Playstation 4, or Playstation 5)
Discord account: https://discord.com/
Epic Games account: https://www.epicgames.com/id/register
Optional: Mouse, Keyboard, Headset (this equipment is provided, but you may bring your own if desired)
This camp will take place in the Northwestern College Esports arena located in the basement of Van Perusem Hall.
Quality fundamental instruction
Mentality coaching
Esports team play experience
Excellent facilities and equipment
Connections with other area gamers
A: Great question! This camp offers a unique opportunity to connect and compete side by side with other local gamers while receiving quality instruction from collegiate esports coaches.
Q: How is practicing esports different from playing video games?
A: What distinguishes practice from play is the intentional pursuit of improvement.
Q: I've never played this game before, can I still participate?
A: Prior experience is recommended but not required. Rocket League is free to play, so feel free to register for the camp now and familiarize yourself with the game before camp begins.
Q: Will I just be playing video games the whole time?
A: No. A key component of this camp are coaching and discussion sessions that will take place outside of the video game.
Q: I play Rocket League on Playstation/Xbox, can I still sign up?
A: Yes! Just bring your controller & controller cable with you to the camp and we’ll help you get it connected to our PCs.
Q: Do I need to create a game account?
A: Yes. Bring your Epic Games account login info with you. You can create one for free here: https://www.epicgames.com/id/register