Game & Learn Academic Camp or Club - Valorant
- Grades: 6-12
- Number of Students: Up to 20
Highlights:
Students learn strategies and new skills to improve their in-game mechanical and mental skills while discovering how the game was made and what possibilities await motivated and hard working Valorant players.
Camp or Club Implementation
This course can be run as either a camp or a club. Both camps and clubs are facilitated by Mastery Coding certified instructors.
Clubs:
- Delivered across multiple weeks
- Can be run after school, during breaks, or on holidays
- Includes additional activities outside of live sessions
Camps:
- Delivered over the course of a week (3 days)
- 3-hour sessions
- No additional activities outside of live sessions
Curriculum or Lesson Topics:
Learning Outcomes
- Students learn the history of the game and how it has advanced technologically throughout updates and how it was modeled after a mod of an old game.
- Students constantly perform simple arithmetic and calculations as they play the game to develop strategies to gain an advantage over their opponent.
- Students gather data, learn to build strategies, and use different agents in game to engineer different ways to defeat the enemy team.
- Students gain insight into the art of FPS games to understand animation keyframes, meshes, hitboxes, and other underlying aspects of the game.
- Students gain insight into how physics are calculated for projectiles in the game and how to use that knowledge to gain a competitive advantage in defensive / offensive situations.
Technical Requirements:
- Valorant on PC or Console (Playstation, Xbox, or Switch)
- Zoom Video Conferencing
- Solid internet connection