A distinguished line-up of video game icons, including Peter Molyneux of 22 Cans and Cliff Bleszinki from Epic Games, will help to judge Make Something Unreal Live, the groundbreaking game development competition coming to the Gadget Show Live at the NEC in Birmingham.
The elite team will join the ‘Make Something Unreal Live’ advisory board comprised of industry mentors and Train2Game directors to review the program’s new Fighting Fantasy™ iOS games and coach start-up teams with their unique acumen and words of wisdom.
The line-up of legends includes:
• Ian Baverstock, founding partner, Tenshi Ventures, and advisory board member, Game Developers Conference
• Cliff Bleszinski, design director, Epic Games
• Jon Hare, founder, Tower Studios
• Steve Jackson, co-creator, Fighting Fantasy series and professor of game design, Brunel University
• Ian Livingstone OBE, co-creator, Fighting Fantasy series and life president, Eidos• Professor Carsten Maple, director of business education interaction, TIGA
• Peter Molyneux OBE, founder, 22 Cans
• Dr. Jo Twist, chief executive officer, The UK Interactive Entertainment Association (UKIE)
• Jon Yates, director of product development, City & Guilds
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“Fighting Fantasy has in the past been used by school teachers as inspiration for creative writing exercises but this is the first time the teaching exercise has been to create a fully-featured video game,” said Jackson.“Ian and I are impressed with what we’ve seen of the students’ work so far, and we are looking forward to seeing the final results.”
The games will be first viewable on April 10, the Gadget Show Live trade and press day. During the consumer exhibition, more than 100,000 attendees will be able to observe teams finessing their creations live on the show floor (stands C55 and C140). The theater will be staffed by experts who can answer questions and provide advice about building a successful career in game development.
On the final day, April 15, Jackson and Livingstone will select the winning team, who will walk away with a full source, commercial Unreal Engine 3 license for iOS. A portion of the proceeds from the winning game’s sales will be donated to The Prince’s Trust.
. and a hugely entertaining day out for all the family.”
To find out more and to buy tickets, visit www.thenec.co.uk and www.gadgetshowlive.net.
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