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Dare to be Digital get additional financial support for 2008 |
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Written by CB Team
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
 Dare to be Digital - A UK computer games design competition for students - received an early Christmas present when its promoters Abertay University confirmed that it will increase its financial support for 2008.
The decision means that Dare to be Digital’s full-time organising team can now begin to source external contributions to a total budget of £1 million over the next two years.
The organisers are planning to almost double the number of student teams in 2008, and also increase the number of host centres across the UK and possibly overseas as well.
In 2007, a total of 12 teams containing 60 students competed in Dare to be Digital, at host centres in Dundee, Belfast and Guildford.
Abertay University also announced that Dare ProtoPlay, the highly successful public showcase included for the first in the 2007 competition, will be repeated next year. The organising team are already looking for potential venues for an expanded ProtoPlay in 2008.
Paul Durrant, Dare to be Digital Director, highlighted three factors which have encouraged the organisers to think bigger and better for 2008: “Dare to be Digital teamed with up the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for the first time this year with the winners eligible for the BAFTA Ones to Watch Award.
“Secondly, indie documentary production company Wantok were commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to track the competition from start to finish. Their documentary, Game Academy, will be broadcast in prime morning slots in December.
“Finally, Dare to be Digital is also featured as a best practice example in the UKTI / BERR / TIGA report Playing for Keeps.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 )
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