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Dare Academy 2021 Finalists Announced
Abertay鈥檚 computer game design competition Dare Academy has today announced its 6 finalists who will be competing to win a 拢20,000 prize.
The creative competition 鈥� hosted fully online due to the pandemic - sees Abertay students form mini studios to create a new game which will be showcased in a live streamed final in September.
11 shortlisted teams pitched their prototype to a creative panel made up of senior executive producer Keeley Bunting (Outplay), former Dare Academy winner James Morwood (Bitloom Games) and Abertay lecturer Dr. Lynn Love, who have now decided who will proceed to the final.
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The 6 finalists teams:
All 6 teams will now proceed into hot-housing in July, where they will hone their prototypes with the help of mentorship from industry experts and professional businesses to help elevate their game to the next level.
Dr. Lynn Love commented:
We鈥檙e very excited to bring Dare Academy back, it was a huge loss to our calendar last year. We鈥檝e been blown away by the enthusiasm and appetite for it by our students who certainly haven鈥檛 disappointed in what they have pitched yesterday.
I know I speak for both Keeley and James that it was an extremely difficult decision to select our finalists such as the quality we were faced with yesterday. Everyone should be very proud of themselves as the calibre of talent and diversity of concepts was excellent. Those who didn鈥檛 make the final 6 had so much potential and we hope to see them continue with their projects.
It鈥檚 going to be a busy summer and we can鈥檛 wait to watch our 6 finalst teams on their Dare journey and see these games later in the year.
