Discover the winners of this year's BAFTA Young Game Designers

BAFTA Young Game Designers
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New gaming talent has been recognised with the announcement of the BAFTA Young Game Designers winners 2024. Some 49 finalists competed for the Game Concept Award, which rewards the most unique and creative game ideas, and the Game Making Award for the most technically impressive coding skills.

Run by the British Academy Film Awards since 2010, the annual awards aim to support and inspire young people to create, develop and present new game ideas that could one day make it to the best games consoles. A digital awards ceremony was hosted by actor and comedian Inel Tomlinson (see below).

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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