Increasingly Advanced, Japan Has An E-Sport School Based On A Special Curriculum

Classes at eSports High School in Japan begin in April 2022. (photo: Japan Today)

JAKARTA - Earlier this year, the world of electronic sports or e-sports was again in the spotlight and was superior to others, thanks to Japan, which has just opened a special school for e-sports, called e-sports High School.

Located in the city of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, this equivalent to High School (SMA) level school provides students the opportunity to hone their gaming skills as part of the curriculum. Not only that, they are also taught about the game industry.

The school is also facilitated with two class options, namely Shibuya eStadium and Care Training Space. At the Shibuya eStadium, there are large monitor facilities and several high-spec gaming PCs, where teachers will conduct lessons centered on popular games in the first-person shooter, third-person shooter, real-time strategy, and MOBA categories.

Meanwhile in the Care Training Space, students will learn how to properly care for their physical and mental health. These are the two pro aspects of the game that newcomers often underestimate about their importance and difficulty. Classes at eSports High School begin in April 2022.

According to a report quoted from Japan Today, Monday, January 3, the eSports High School operates with the support of NTTe-Sports, the competitive games division of the telecommunications company NTT, and the e-sports arm of the Japanese pro soccer team Tokyo Verdy, with Verde members working with each other. involved in student teaching.

In fact, eSports High School itself is not dreaming that its graduates will all lead comfortable lives from winning their e-sports tournaments.

“Pro gaming, as a job, is very difficult, so our goal is to equip students with skills that can be used not only in competitive play, but in a variety of ways,” said eSports High School.

Basically, the school positions itself to teach students about the game industry and how to run it, and they can apply the knowledge gained to become streamers, game developers, game YouTubers, game journalists, programmers, e-sports commentators, and CG 3-designers. D.

As some of these jobs may require post-secondary education, eSports High School promises to provide students with a solid foundation of general education for students wishing to go on to university, as well as individual counseling sessions to help chart their future.