After three years of going from bank to bank and getting rejected for a loan, they sold their house and put that money into making their dreams come true. With over $60,000 invested in their new equipment and arena, it was devastating when their first event failed. 

        “Did we just blow all of this money?” Katy said. “And so for that whole week we're completely freaking out”

In a parking lot in St. George, Dane and Katy Camp scrambled to find the problem causing their gear to be glitchy. 

         That same week Katy had just given birth, while Dane was dealing with a kidney stone.

         After some serious stress and focused problem solving, the Camps were able to find that the problem was electrical interference in the parking lot.

          Dane and Katy Camp have endured many highs and lows on their journey to create their brand new Laser Tag Arena in Mt. Pleasant, and it is now open to the public.

          While trying to make this dream come true, Dane was also juggling his job as a high school biology teacher. It added a factor of stress as this career could not afford to make his own laser tag facility. It was also getting more expensive to afford the everyday life down in St. George.

          Dane and Katy currently have two kids, and so not only do they have to worry about providing for themselves, but also their little ones. Selling their house and taking all the risks that they did was a major gamble.

         However, it is no surprise that they were able to overcome the many curveballs thrown at them, as Dane has had a lot of opportunities to practice his problem solving skills.

         “I've always had a kind of knack for puzzle solving.” Dane said.

This was the reason he was able to become so successful in the competitive laser tag world as a player. 

          He used to work at the Fiesta Fun Center in Saint George, and from watching players come and go, he found recruits to form a team. With little to no experience, his new teammates had to find a way to become solid competition. 

         Dane had been practicing with another team that was professional, so he bravely asked them if his squad of rookies could play against the professionals. He knew it was going to be difficult, but he was ready.

         “Probably my favorite thing about laser tag is it breaks all those barriers,” Dane said, “and anybody can play. Everyone is friends with everybody and it's just awesome.”

          In short, he was told that they were going to be wiped. Ready for this answer, even expecting it, Dane replied saying this was how he anticipated his team to learn.

         The pro team accepted this idea, and soon after they began practicing. They decided it would be best if the pros and noobs mixed teams when playing. However, having the noobs being carried on either of the practice teams wasn’t enough for Dane, so he requested again to play the pros, but this time around there would be no mixing.

         Again, he was met with the response that his group would be destroyed, but also an agreement. 

         “We got our butts kicked over and over again until eventually, we're moving up and we're getting better and better until we [started] beating them,” Dane said. “Then they got better, and then we got better, and it just ended up turning them into almost the two top elite teams in the world.” 

          Dane was ranked 5th in the world for a period of time, with his team placing second in a national competition, the only team that had beat them was the one that they had practiced with so often. 

          Through their experience overcoming various challenges, Dane and Katy Camp have established a successful laser tag arena and a growing community environment.

          To come and see for yourself, they have a weekly battle strategy class for ages six to eighteen, and coming soon, Fridays will have a class for adults. 

          “[For] our battle strategy class, we're teaching the kids a whole bunch of different cool game types, and teaching them teamwork, critical thinking and strategizing.” Katy said. “And we're also teaching them about famous military leaders from history and battles that changed the course of the world” 

           They hope to start tournaments soon, and open playing eventually. To see any extra updates you can go to supernovalasertag.com or their Facebook page.