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Ultimate Gaming Weekends
Test Your Skills at Ultimate Gaming Weekends! Ages 12-17*
Overview
Tear it up with non-stop LAN parties during Ultimate Gaming Weekends (UGW). UGW is a weekend gaming program offered at select iD locations for students ages 12-17 at iD Tech Camps and ages 13-18 at Academies. As an Ultimate Gamer you will compete in the world of LAN gaming, iD Tech style. If you choose, you can hone strategies against other students and instructors, or collaborate in teams for bigger challenges. Practice and earn bragging rights on cutting-edge machines with NVIDIA® GeForce® hardware while competing against fellow gamers to be the weekend champion. Supplement our summer enrichment programs by taking part in Ultimate Gaming Weekends!Not a serious gamer? We’ve got you covered. You can take it easy in the labs, play retro games, read a book, play outdoor sports, or just keep a low profile. Ultimate Gaming Weekends are a great option for students looking to stay the weekend with us and have a blast!
Please note: Ultimate Gaming Weekends (UGW) are intended for overnight students attending two or more consecutive sessions. UGW is intended to bridge the weeks.
*UGW is for ages 12-17 and is available at select iD Tech Camps locations. If attending an iD Teen Academy, Weekend Stays are available for ages 13-18. Students ages 10-17 may participate in Ultimate Gaming Weekends at Stanford University.
Images from Unreal Tournament® 3, Half-Life® 2, Counter-Strike® and Team Fortress® 2. ©2012, Epic Games®, Inc. ©2012 Valve® Corporation. The Valve®, Half-Life® 2, and Counter-Strike® names and logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve® Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All rights reserved.Gaming Titles
Students enrolled in Ultimate Gaming Weekends will play some of the hottest and most recognized game titles on the market including Team Fortress® 2, Portal™ 2, Unreal Tournament® 3, Counter-Strike®, Half-Life® 2, Left 4 Dead™ 2, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™, Battlefield™ 2142, Guitar Hero®, and many more. We use NVIDIA® GeForce® gaming cards for peak gaming performance. Play other BIG titles from Microsoft® GameStudios™, Blizzard Entertainment® and more.
Check back throughout the year as we will be announcing new gaming titles!
Skill Level & Ages
Ultimate Gaming Weekends are a teen-specific weekend summer camp program for beginner through advanced gamers ages 12-17 at iD Tech Camps and ages 13-18 at iD Teen Academies. It’s the ultimate in adventure camps for teens!
Not a serious gamer? No worries – we’ve got you covered. You can also play outdoor sports, relax in the labs, read a book, play retro games and much more. Come check out our multiplayer camp and MMORPG camp! This is a great weekend option to complement any iD summer camp for teenagers.
Get Ranked!
During open gaming time, you’ll be able to play the game you want, as much as you want. When you play our designated tournament game, you will have access to our online ranking ladder so you can share your top position with friends (and enemies) in real time! You’ll be able to check your ranking over the summer, so if you get displaced, you can sign up for another session and try to regain your throne!
Gaming Schedule
Ultimate Gaming Weekends begin Friday at 3:30PM (after camp ends) and continue through Sunday at 3:30PM. Students attending another week of iD Tech Camps or an iD Teen Academy will continue to game until activities for the next week begin. Gaming schedules will vary by location.
Friday Saturday Sunday 3:30 - Weekend Gaming Begins!
G4m3 0n!
*5:30 - Dinner
6:30 - Begin Gaming!
12:00 - Game Over
*Breakfast
10:00 – Revisit Old School Games
*1:00 - Lunch
2:00 - Gaming & Activites
*5:30 - Dinner
6:30 - Mayhem ’til Midnight
12:00 - Game Over
*Breakfast
**10:00 - Ruckus Reckoning
*1:00 - Lunch
**2:00 - Continue Reckoning
3:30 Check-out (Attending another week? Game on!)
*6:30 - Dinner. The start of another AWESOME week.
*Unimportant but necessary (it’s a legal thing)
**Very important
Tuition & Hours
How do you register for Ultimate Gaming Weekends? It’s simple! Register for overnight camp at an iD Tech Camps Ultimate Gaming Weekends location (see “Where/When Offered” for a list of all UGW locations) or at an iD Academy.
During your registration, you have the option to add Ultimate Gaming Weekends:
- As a bridge between two weeks of overnight camp OR
- To the weekend after you attend a week of overnight camp. You are not able to register for our weekend program before your first week of camp.
Please note: Students must be registered for one week of overnight camp in order to register for Ultimate Gaming Weekends.
| HOURS | MEALS | TUITION | WHAT’S INCLUDED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Gaming Weekends Ages 12-18 |
Friday: 3:30PM to Sunday: 3:30PM |
Includes all meals | $349 | Includes room, board, meals, computers, on-campus activities and adult supervision |
