Three BU graduates from have been awarded a BAFTA at聽the British Academy Games Awards.听
Katherine Bidwell, Luke Whittaker and Daniel Fountain won the award for Artistic Achievement for聽their game Lumino City, beating the likes of Assassin鈥檚 Creed Unity and Far Cry 4. The British Academy Games Awards celebrates achievement in games design and this year鈥檚 ceremony was held at a glamorous London location and was attended by celebrities and big names in the industry.
The winning trio are all part of State of Play Games, who developed Lumino City and which was founded by Katherine and Luke in 2008. Katherine said of their win: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a huge achievement for us as we are a team of just four making the game over a period of three years.鈥澛
鈥淟umino City is a truly unique way to make a game. Everything you see on screen was made using paper, cardboard and glue, resulting in building a 10 foot high model city, using laser cutting plus miniature lights and motors to bring it to life!鈥
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