From far left to right: Hideo Kojima delivers the Annual Games Lecture; new Games Committee chairman Harvey Elliott; Jonathan Ross at Games Question Time; Markus 'Notch' Persson collects his Special Award.
PANEL GA MES This year saw the debut of BAFTA’s Games Question Time format, with audience members putting their questions to industry legends – Peter Molyneux, David Braben and Ian Livingstone – as well as newer game developers such as TV presenter Jonathan Ross. Three Question Time events took place in London in 2012, with additional panels held in Sheffield, Edinburgh and Dundee. DREA M TEA M At the more diverse end of the scale, BAFTA hosted a Transmedia Meetup with Women In Film & TV, the leading membership organisation for women working in creative media in the UK. On the panel was Hilary Perkins, Multiplatform Commissioning Editor for Drama and Film at Channel 4, whose work includes Dreams Of Your Life, a unique and innovative multiplatform experience to support the release of Carol Morley’s feature Dreams Of A Life. The event was part of an ongoing series of collaborations with different organisations interested in transmedia. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Also in December, Renga made its London debut at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly. A feature-length ‘crowd
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game’ for cinema-goers, Renga mixes new technology, adventure and a wry sense of humour as the actions of the game’s lead protagonist are controlled by the audience via laser pointers aimed at the screen. The show was followed by a discussion with directors Adam Russell and John Sear. HOODOO GURU Many of our Games events and interviews with industry luminaries such as Hideo Kojima, Markus Persson, Peter Molyneux and Nolan Bushnell are available to watch, read and listen to on BAFTA Guru, our website aimed at inspiring 18 to 30-year-old career starters. Look out for mini-masterclasses with many of tonight’s nominees going up throughout the coming year on www.bafta.org/guru
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