Dare to be Digital, Abertay University’s world-leading game design competition for students, is now open for applications.
Fifteen teams of students will be chosen from the world’s best university games courses to compete to create and develop their games, with guidance and mentorship from experts in the art, science and business of making original, exciting games.
They will be aiming to turn their projects into playable games to be judged by experts and the public at Dare ProtoPlay 2016, the UK’s biggest independent games festival, in August.
Dare to be Digital and Dare ProtoPlay are organised and promoted by Abertay University and the competition can be entered online at www.daretobedigital.com.
Competitors will develop their games at home or in their own universities, before travelling to Dundee for two weeks of mentorship immediately before showcasing their games at Dare ProtoPlay.
Teams will also have the option of coming to Dundee to participate in a summer of workshops, guest lectures and other activities while they develop their games.
Professor Gregor White, head of the School of Arts, Media and Computer Games at Abertay, said the competition is more relevant than ever given the explosion in mobile gaming.
He said: “Dare to be Digital was set up to give students the best chance of working in the games industry, and has evolved constantly since 2000 in response to the major changes that have transformed the industry.”