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Summer Camp Spots Potential in Video Game Industry

Hi All,

A friend of mine sent me this link a week ago–she thought it would be worth blogging. After reading the stats, I agreed.

In a short article written by Paul Bond on June 18, 2008, he described the video game industry’s explosive growth. The expected global sales are projected to shoot from $41.9 billion in sales to $68.3 billion in 2012. That is a huge growth statistic. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand that this spells opportunity for those interested in careers in video games and the gaming industry.

For the past 10 years, iD Tech Camps, through our summer computer camps and the pioneering iD Gaming Academy has been fueling creativity and providing the launching pad for the next wave of game designers, game programmers, marketers and more. We’re creating awareness and legitimacy of this rapidly expanding and exciting field.

Enjoy the article!

-Pete

 

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Summer Camp Photo-of-the Week for 6-26-08

Dear Campers and Summer Computer Camp Staff @ iD Tech,

Below are our winners for the week! These pictures will be selected by Jimmy in our web and creative department here at iD. He went through the photos on http://www.internaldrive.com/photos to look for the photo-of-the-week winners for this week.

As always, he had a lot of fun browsing the pictures. With almost 50 of our summer computer camps now in session, the pool of pictures is greater, and the competition is stiffer. What is going on at our summer camps around the country this week? Jimmy was looking for iD Spirit, fun, energy, whackiness, university landmarks…pictures that paint the picture for what our summer camps are like. Of course, the better quality photos are preferred, but we also realize there are different levels of camera quality out at tech camp.

Each of the below pictures is a winner for this week. Congratulations to you! And, if your camp was not selected for this week, the good news is that there is always today, tomorrow, and next week to stand out!

Please keep in mind that next week’s theme is “4th of July.” Good luck!

Let’s get started!

Remember, many more pictures can be found at http://www.internaldrive.com/photos. We look forward to many more photos next week!

Photo-of-the-Week Winners

Rider University Summer Camps in the Princeton Area, PA

Villanova University Summer Cams in the Philadelphia Area, PA

Vanderbilt University Summer Camps in Nashville, TN

Wake Forest University Summer Camps in Winston-Salem, NC

UNC – Chapel Hill Summer Camps, NC

Runner Up! University of Michigan for hosting the crazy Mad Matt Baumer!

Have a great week, everyone! Have fun at Family Showcase. We hope you feel great about showcasing your video game projects, digital videos, web sites, mods, computer programs in C++ and Java…and more! Have a great day. Check back next week for more posts, and feel free to leave comments on the blog.

-Pete

 

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Summer Camp Photo-of-the-Week, 6-10-08

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Summer Camp Photo-of-the-Week, 6-19-08, iD Tech Camps

Dear Students and Summer Computer Camp Staff @ iD Tech,

Early this morning, Jimmy in our web department here in Silicon Valley went through the photos on http://www.internaldrive.com/photos to look for the photo-of-the-week winners for this week. He says he had a lot of fun browsing through the pictures–as I am sure many of our campers, staff and parents will as well. What is going on at computer camp around the country this week? Jimmy was looking for iD Spirit, fun, energy, whackiness, university landmarks…pictures that paint the picture for what our summer camps are like. Of course, the better quality photos are preferred, but we also realize there are different levels of camera quality out at tech camp. So, for this week, guess what…EACH OF THE BELOW PHOTOS IS A WINNER! And, if your camp was not selected for this week, the good news is that there is always today, tomorrow, and next week to stand out!

Let’s get started!

Remember, many more pictures can be found at http://www.internaldrive.com/photos. We look forward to many more photos next week!

Photo-of-the-Week Winners

Colorado College Summer Camps in Coloroda

Arizona State University Summer Camps in Arizona

College of William& Mary Summer Camps in Virginia

Washington University Summer Camps in Missouri

Wake Forest University Summer Camps in North Carolina (Guitar Hero)

Villanova University Summer Camps in Pennsylvania

Vanderbilt University Summer Camps in Tennessee

University of Virginia Summer Camps in Virginia

UT Austin Summer Camps in Texas

UNC – Chapel Hill Summer Camps in North Carolina

UIW Summer Camps in San Antonio

University of Houston Summer Camps in Texas

University of Houston Summer Camps in Texas

UC Berkeley Summer Camps in California

Southern Methodist University Summer Camps in Texas

Southern Methodist University Summer Camps in Texas

University of Miami Summer Camps in Florida

Carnegie Mellon University Summer Camps in Pennsylvania

Emory University Summer Camps Georgia

Georgetown University Summer Camps in Washington, D.C.

iD Film Academy at UC Berkeley (Documentary Filmmaking in Berkeley for Teens)

 

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Teens Learn To Play Unreal Tournament® 3 the Fatal1ty™ Way at Summer Camp

Hi there, iD Nation!

Here is a press release that was sent out last week. I thought I’d share!

Teens Learn To Play Unreal Tournament® 3 the Fatal1ty™ Way!

Introducing Camp Fatal1ty™, a partnership with Pro-Gamer Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel

(June 11, 2008)- Johnathan “Fatal1ty™” Wendel, the world’s best known professional gamer, has collaborated with iD Gaming Academy to develop an exclusive teen summer program called Camp Fatal1ty™. During this 2-week program, teens will learn advanced Unreal Tournament® 3 skills from world-renowned professional gamers.

How often can gamers get the opportunity to learn tips and even play against top gamers? At Camp Fatal1ty students will have the once-in-a-lifetime experience of learning a variety of Unreal Tournament® 3 tactics and strategies developed by Fatal1ty and other professional gamers. These strategies have been honed in international competitions. Teens will test their new battle skills against classmates in tournament play. Additionally, they’ll learn to create machinima and build highlight video reels of their best in-game moves and shots. Besides learning how to create games, students can expect late-night NVIDIA®-hosted gaming tournaments and LAN parties. To further introduce teens to the world of gaming, students will tour a major game development studio and will learn first-hand how industry professionals create premier commercial games. At the end of the course, each student will take home a Fatal1ty-branded keyboard.

“We want to partner with the best! We chose the iD Gaming Academy to create Camp Fatal1ty”, said Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel, the world’s best known pro gamer.

Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel is hands down the most accomplished, professional gamer in history and is the breakthrough name and face of what has become a large scale, legitimate sport. As the world’s most famous gamer, he spreads enthusiasm wherever he goes and, in the process, has become the sport’s worldwide ambassador. Like any other professional athlete, he trains for hours a day and analyzes his performances by watching videos of himself in action–all with the goal of being the best in the world.

Winning the 2005 CPL World Tour Finals in New York City secured Fatal1ty’s twelfth Major Championship and tenth world title. This was accomplished while competing in 5 different games – an unprecedented achievement. His New York City victory earned him $150,000 and brought his 2005 total winnings to $231,000. During his competitive gaming career Fatal1ty has placed 1^st in 65% of all the competitions he has entered and top 3 in 90% of them.

“We are excited and honored to partner with Johnathan on this new initiative. With this new collaborative offering, we continue to provide cutting-edge instruction to our teen gaming students. Professional gaming is a fast growing profession”, said Pete Ingram Cauchi, president and CEO of iD Tech Camps. “We want to give teens the opportunity to make their dreams possible.”

Using the strategies they learned in the course, the winners of the national Camp Fatal1ty get the opportunity to go head-to-head with a professional video gamer. The winner from the iD Tech Camps national Ultimate Gaming Weekend tournaments will also participate. This Grand Finale Championship event will occur at UCLA on July 24^th at 2 PM.

iD Gaming Academy and Fatal1ty are pleased to give 5 scholarships to the Boys and Girls Clubs to attend Camp Fatal1ty at the UCLA and Villanova University locations. Additionally, another five scholarships to iD Tech Camps will be given to the Boys and Girls Club in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta and Philadelphia. At iD Tech Camps, ages 7-17 create video games, experience game modding, animate 3D characters, improve their gaming skills, design websites with Flash®, build robots, learning programming and more. This weeklong, day and overnight summer program is located at over 50 prestigious universities in 23 states.

Camp Fatal1ty™ is a 2-week course for ages 13-17, held at Stanford University, UCLA and Villanova University this summer. Space is still available at some sessions. Visit the iD Gaming Academy (www.iDGamingAcademy.com) website for complete details and to register for this exclusive course. A priceless course, the program costs $3,499 and $300 for optional weekend stays. Don’t just play Unreal Tournament 3, play the Fatalt1ty way!

About iD Gaming Academy

iD Gaming Academy by internalDrive, Inc. immerses teens in the dynamic world of video game. Courses include Camp Fatal1ty™, Game Modeling with Maya® and Game Programming. Each session spans two weeks and are located at Emory University, Stanford University, UCLA and Villanova University. Programs are taught by top tier instructors with demonstrated game development skills and pro gaming experience. Students use powerful, industry-standard applications like Autodesk® Maya®, Adobe® Photoshop®, and some of the latest, most popular commercial video games for instructional purposes and serious game play, like Unreal Tournament 3. A major game development studio tour will anchor each session as we learn first-hand how industry professionals create premier commercial games. Visit www.iDGamingAcademy.com or call -1-888-709-TECH (8324) for more information.

About Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel
Johnathan became the world’s first full time professional video gamer in October 1999, when he placed third at the CPL’s Frag3 tournament. Two weeks later he was invited to represent the USA in an international tournament in Stockholm, where he went undefeated with a perfect performance, winning all 18 maps and losing none. He has continued to dominate competitions all over the world, competing on 6 continents during his 8-year professional career, including a Gold Medal finish for the USA at the 2000 World Cyber Games in Seoul, Korea. Johnathan has joined forces with DirecTV’s Championship Gaming Series as exclusive commentator, global spokesperson and advisor to help take video gaming to the next level. For more information please visit www.fatal1ty.com.

 

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