Bafta Young Game Designers: Meet the winners

The results of the Young Game Designers Award are in

Bafta has revealed the winners of this year's Young Games Designers (YGD) competition.

The competition is part of a year long run of workshops and public events for young people aged 10 to 18, and a celebration of the UK's best young game makers.

The four young winners were chosen out of 49 finalists, by a team of experts from some of the most well known gaming companies in the UK.

The winning games will go on display at the Power Up experience at the Science Museum in London and the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.

Find out more about the winners below.

Meet the winners of the Game Concept Award

In Orson's game you play as a caretaker cleaning up after superheroes and giant robots

The Game Concept Award celebrates ideas and is awarded to the most original and best thought out game idea.

The award is split into two age categories: 10-14 and 15-18 years olds.

The winner of the 10-14 Game Concept Award was 14-year-old Orson for his game idea called ‘Collateral Damage’.

The fast-paced game inspired by Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants book series, follows the player as ‘George the Caretaker’ as he races to clean up damage caused by superheroes battling giant robots.

In Tallulah's magical game, you play as an undercover witch, exploring the world

The winner of the 15-18 Game Concept Award was 17-year-old Tallulah for her game idea ‘The Whispering Wilds’.

‘The Whispering Wilds’ is set in a world of ancient magic, where players play as a witch exploring the open world learning about plants and medicine, and discovering the four covens - dusk, dawn, day and night, who have been forced into hiding.

Meet the winners of the Game Making Award

In Ethan's game you have to dodge the bullets in time with drum and bass music

The Game Making Award celebrates game-building, and goes to the most impressive use of coding skills on a freely available software, to create a prototype game.

It is also split into two age categories: 10-14 and 15-18 year olds.

The winner of the 10-14 Game Making Award was 13-year-old Ethan for his game ‘DnB Bullet Hell’.

‘DnB Bullet Hell’ is a fast-paced game, where players have to dodge bullets in time with drum and bass music.

Dan's game is a puzzle game all about electricity

The winner of the 15-18 Game Making Award was 17-year-old Dan for his game ‘Unplugged’.

‘Unplugged’ is an electricity-themed game in which players solve puzzles by powering electrical items.

What is Bafta Young Game Designers?

Bafta - short for British Academy of Film and Television Arts - runs the Young Game Designer programme as a way to celebrate and promote the art of creating video games.

The programme is run year round and includes events in the UK and North America.

Children are given a hands on experience in the gaming field and are shown accessible pathways into games careers.

The awards are part of the programme and are a way to celebrate and recognise children's work.

Speaking about this year's awards, host Inel Tomlinson said: “Congrats to our four fantastic BAFTA Young Game Designers winners! We were blown away by the skill and creativity displayed by all our 49 finalists across the UK. We hope all these games will inspire and give confidence to anyone thinking of applying in the future.

"I can’t wait to see what our Young Game Designers will go on to create!”

What do you think about the winning ideas? If you could design a game what would it be like? Let us know in the comments.