Do you have any budding young computer animators in your class? Are there any pupils whose abilities in computer science make them stand out from the rest? If so, read on as Animation10 has just launched its annual UK Schools Computer Animation Competition.
Now in its third year, Animation10 is a not-for-profit competition designed to enthuse young people about computer science. The competition is run by the School of Computer Science at The University of Manchester, and is funded by Google and Electronic Arts, and in association with BBC 21CC, and cs4fn.
Animation10 is open to all UK schoolchildren aged between seven and 19 who can enter either individually or as a group of up to four members. To enter, pupils must create a standalone animation which is no longer the one minute in duration, and submit it to the competition. Entrants must create their animations using Alice, Scratch, Flash, Greenfoot or Serif DrawPlus.
Entries can be submitted in four age categories (KS2, KS3, KS4 and 16-plus) and all entrants will receive certificates, with winners receiving prizes ranging from laptops to gift vouchers.
The closing date for entries in 1 April 2010. Winners will be announced at the Animation Festival and Awards Ceremony at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester on 9 July 2010.
For more information about Animation10, including details of the 2009 competition winners and their entries, visit the Animation10 website.
Here is last year's overall winning entry, 'It's Hip to be Square'
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