Saturday, October 8, 2011

Bafta launches young game designers competition

12:35 PM | Posted by ProJ | | Edit Post

company wants 11 - to 16 years to take an interest in the development of creative play - benefits in the EA study is to challenge ...

Bafta officially launched its second game developers contest to encourage students to consider careers in the gaming industry. Interested participants will be encouraged to enter in groups of three to submit their ideas in writing to the BAFTA. The winner is set to be announced at the British Academy Children's Awards in November 2011. All children between 11 to 16 are allowed to enter, and the information is through the school system.

Launched in 2010, the competition is supported by the University of Abertay and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, and game publisher Electronic Arts. Contest last year, has received hundreds of entries from across the country and was won by a team of students under the name of the beached whale Productions, which produces the idea of ??a play called, hamster: Accidental world domination. The concept was later developed into a prototype with the help of Dundee developer, electric TopHat, while team members had experience working a week in the EA Bright Light studio in Guildford, in games Harry Potter computer performed.
  • At the launch today also unveiled Bafta hope and Millie Katana Waterloo Road and Drew Tyger Outnumbered honey celebrities as ambassadors for the competition, but will be involved throughout the year . "I was invited to the BAFTA video game last year and was invited to participate in the competition the designers of the game," said Drew-Honey, whose favorite game is the cult of science fiction, Mirrors Edge. "I thought it sounded very interesting. There seems to be a common opinion among parents that the game is like the brain of car, and the exercise should be to study all the time, but there are a lot of games educational market. "
addition to the fight against the prejudices of the parents, the competition is an opportunity to remind students that the game industry is a viable career choice. When Nesta has commissioned a research paper on gambling, the report Nex Gen, found that only a fraction of the children realized the games were developed in the UK, most believe that the United States and Japan were totally dominant in the area. In contrast, Britain has produced some of the major world titles as Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Batman: Arkham Asylum.
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intends to accompany the competition across the country with workshops and events and a wide range of materials for the class. More information can be found on the competition website.


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