Japan has proved over and over again, why it is the benchmark when it comes to innovation and technology. It is no debate that the Esports industry is gaining popularity on an international level and is growing more than ever. So it comes as no surprise that like any other industry, there is a demand for qualified professionals in the Esports industry as well. And, Japan has its own solution to this problem, the country is about to invest in an institute called ‘Esports Koutou Gakuin’ which literally means Esports High School. The one-of-a-kind school is all set to open up in April’22 in the Shibuya District of Tokyo Japan, Kotaku reported.
The school is funded by the Esports wing of Japanese Telecom giant NTT, as well as the Esports division of Tokyo Verdy, a very famous Japanese Soccer team.
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All you should know about the Esports High School!
The school website mentioned it plans to teach a standard Japanese high school curriculum while incorporating courses on games, game designing, and programming, content creation, and many other relevant fields. Consequently, the institute aims to provide students with first-hand professional experience and groom them for their dream jobs.
Additionally, the high school plans to employ Esports players and industry professionals to achieve its goals. And according to the Kotaku report, the institute’s website mentioned it will help aspiring games materialize a career as a:
- VR creator
- Game writer
- 3DCG designer
- Game designer
- Special effects creator
- Programmer
- Pro player
- Streamer
To help the students in their learning process classrooms in the high school are stocked with insane 40 Galleria XA7C-R37 computers that will be powered by Intel Core i7-11700 and RTX 3070 chips. Backed up by 1TB NVMe storage and 22GB DDR4 RAM for each PC.
Even though there is no particular information available about any specific games that will be taught, the website mentioned 4 genres of games, FPS, Third-person shooter, RTS, and MOBA.
The school will be open to on-campus tours from January, with the first session kicking off in April. There is no information available as of now about the fees structure of the school.
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