No, it's not some sort of gaming camp to improve your APM, EME2040 21st Century Skills in Starcraft is a real class taking place at the University of Florida. This 3 credit course is designed for students who already have a knowledge of Starcraft and instead utilizes aspects of the gameplay to teach crucial skills for real world situations.
The class size is limited to 20, and the official description of this 8 week online course can be viewed at the official University of Florida site here. From the EME2040 21st Century Skills in Starcraft description:
With society becoming increasingly technology-based and fast-paced, it is important for professionals to be highly proficient in skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, resource management, and adaptive decision making.
These skills are fundamental in Starcraft and therefore make the game a highly effective environment for students to analyze and take action in complex situations. Computer and video games of all types have become a major part of today's entertainment and technology worlds.
This course includes required weekly game play, viewing and analysis of recorded matches, written assignments which emphasize analysis and synthesis of real/game-world concepts, and collaboration with other students.
We're extremely curious to find out how a Starcraft terran build order or a zerg rush can be applied to real life situations and if you do end up being lucky enough to enroll in this highly unique collegiate endeavor, drop us a line and tell us about it!
Now that we think about it, dealing with 6 pool zerg rushes is probably an excellent way to practice for a community management position...
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