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The world’s leading computer game design competition for students, Dare to be Digital, launches this week around the world.
At the festival, three teams will be picked to go forward for the BAFTA Ones to Watch Award at next year’s British Academy Games Awards.
Dare to be Digital 2015 received entries from across Europe, Asia and North America, with half of the entries coming from outside the UK.
The successful teams will receive mentoring from creatively and commercially successful studios including Denki, Giant Sparrow, Kobojo, Ninja Kiwi, Reflections (a Ubisoft studio), Sony, SEGA, Tag Games, thatgamecompany and IGDA Foundation.
This year’s teams will also benefit from Microsoft technology support, including software, mentoring and advice, and the opportunity to pitch their games for Windows 10 and the ID@Xbox programme for Windows and Xbox One.
The Dare to be Digital 2015 teams are:
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7th Beat Games
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8 Bit Guardians
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Future Pixels
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Green Bean Conspiracy
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Hello Sausage
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Intimate Systems
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Mandlebar
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Mild Beast Games
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Pathos Studios
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Pictrail
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Pixel Tailors
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Polyhedron
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Prullaria
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Sandy
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Sun Bear
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Yeah Yeah Games
