2 May 2012

Students from Chelsea Academy went to the launch yesterday of the 2012 Young Game Designers competition at the Science Museum. The competition, which is run by BAFTA, aims to inspire young people aged 11 to 16 to create games and consider a career in the video game industry.

Read more about the event in this news story.

One games website says that ‘BAFTA hopes to demystify game development for young people in the UK, while highlighting important areas of education such as mathematics, physics and computer science which are essential for those looking to enter the video games industry.’

Chelsea Academy students joined others from local schools for a series of game workshops. Last year’s winning game, created by a team of 15 year-olds, was renamed Stick ‘Em Up and is a free app in the iTunes Store.