And the Winners Are...

29 November 10

New initiative BAFTA Young Game Designers, a competition giving teams of children aged 11-16 the chance to design their very own video games, was won by Beached Whale Productions (Dan Pearce, 16; Sam Taylor, 16 and James Cook, 13) for their game design HAMSTER: accidental world domination.

The winners were announced at the glittering EA British Academy Children's Awards on 28 November 2010. As well as winning a BAFTA YGD trophy each and a selection of computer games hardware, each member of the team will be offered the opportunity to work at game design company EA so they can experience how real game designers work.

Beached Whale Productions with BAFTA YGD Ambassador; Matthew Lewis BAFTA/ Richard Kendal And it doesn't end there. The team's game; HAMSTER: accidental world domination, has been developed into a working prototype by games boffins at Abertay University in Scotland. (Find out more about the BAFTA YGD prize) Congratulations to all three nominated teams and everyone who entered BAFTA Young Game Designers 2010. The judges were hugely impressed with the remarkably high standard of entries. Keep an eye on the website for updates on how the winners get on and for details of next year's competition. Find out what team Beached Whale Productions Have been up to since winning BAFTA YGD

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