The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today launched its second annual game design competition aimed at 11 to 16 year olds. The BAFTA Young Game Designers competition is open to teams of three children, and it kicked off today at Westfield London in Shepherd's Bush.

　　The three BAFTA Young Game Designers Ambassadors. Groups of school children from Burlington Danes Academy, Newman Catholic College and St James Senior Girls' School in London were among those to get a head start on their efforts, with the Westfield event featuring demos and workshops about the process of game development.

　　Guests at the event included BAFTA Young Game Designers Ambassadors Tyger Drew-Honey from Outnumbered and CBBC's Friday Download, children's TV presenter Nigel Clarke, and siblings Hope and Millie Katana from Waterloo Road. Also there were NESTA's programme director of creative economy, Jon Kingsbury, and Harvey Elliott, EA vice president and general manager of Bright Light.

　　As well as getting a BAFTA of their very own, the winning team members will get work experience at EA Bright Light, who is partnering with BAFTA for the competition. They will also see a prototype of their game made with help from another BAFTA partner, Abertay University.

　　For more on the competition, see the video below as some of the scheme's ambassadors lay out the details.