After a successful year-long partnership from 2020-2021, Barclays and NSE have renewed their partnership, which will see Barclays sponsor the British University Esports Championships and the second Games Innovation Challenge, set to take place next year. The Games Innovation Challenge, a games development competition for students across the UK to test their skills and creativity, is expanding in its second year, to allow even more students to take part across a wider range of categories, with applications opening in January. Previously, the competition was only eligible for university students. However, going forward, the Games Innovation Challenge will also be open to college students ages 16 and over.
“We are excited to continue our partnership with NSE,” said David Gowans, Head of Games and Esports at Barclays. “The success of the first Games Innovation Challenge helped to highlight the caliber of future developer talent the UK has to offer. Continuing to work with NSE on its second iteration, with the prospect of bringing in a wider range of participants, gives us an even greater opportunity to continue our support of the growing games and esports industries, from the grassroots up.”
Five new award categories have been introduced for 2022 which are Gameplay, Design, Social Impact, and two platform awards: the Unity Choice Award and the Epic Choice Award, where the best games developed on the two platforms will be selected. Starting in January, students have nine weeks to create the most innovative games with the chance to win across the five categories for a part of the $6,622 prize pool. The winner for the best game overall will receive a $2,649 prize.
Teams can be formed of students from different universities or colleges and can also contain non-students. However, to participate, the majority of the team and the project lead must be current students at a university or college. Any platform and prebuilt assets can be used, providing the team have the permission or license to do so.
(All information was provided by Sport Industry Group)
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