Gaming
BBC Radio 4 is to broadcast a two-part documentary following the 60 students that entered this year's premier games design competition for students, Dare to be Digital.
Independent production team Wantok spent 10 weeks following 12 teams competing in three host centres across the UK, with part of the programme focusing on the University of Abertay in Dundee, which has been described by the producers as having "quietly become the Hollywood and Harvard of the UK games industry all rolled into one".
The show, which will also feature a rare interview with Grand Theft Auto creator David Jones, will see the 12 teams enter a Dragons' Den-style final as a panel of experts judge the new games they come up with. Three winning teams will then be followed as they prepare to compete for a BAFTA in late October.
Paul Durrant, Dare to be Digital director, said: “We are delighted that the programme will be broadcast in such a prestigious slot following Women’s Hour and are certain it will open up the games industry to a whole new audience.”
The two-part documentary will be aired on BBC Radio 4 on December 14 and 21 at 11am.
Independent production team Wantok spent 10 weeks following 12 teams competing in three host centres across the UK, with part of the programme focusing on the University of Abertay in Dundee, which has been described by the producers as having "quietly become the Hollywood and Harvard of the UK games industry all rolled into one".
The show, which will also feature a rare interview with Grand Theft Auto creator David Jones, will see the 12 teams enter a Dragons' Den-style final as a panel of experts judge the new games they come up with. Three winning teams will then be followed as they prepare to compete for a BAFTA in late October.
Paul Durrant, Dare to be Digital director, said: “We are delighted that the programme will be broadcast in such a prestigious slot following Women’s Hour and are certain it will open up the games industry to a whole new audience.”
The two-part documentary will be aired on BBC Radio 4 on December 14 and 21 at 11am.
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