flameboy Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 BAFTA has confirmed to our sister site GamesIndustry.biz that this year's Games Awards will be broadcast live over the Internet. Viewers will be able to watch the ceremony, taking place on 19th March, via the websites of BAFTA and Awards sponsor GAME. In a statement released to GI.biz this afternoon, Kelly Smith, BAFTA's Head of Videogames, said: "In a first for a BAFTA Awards ceremony, this year's GAME British Academy Video Games Awards will be streamed live, broadcasting on both the BAFTA and GAME websites on Friday, March 19. "The decision to stream the Awards was made by the BAFTA Video Games Committee with the aim of reaching the maximum audience of videogame fans and therefore further promoting the creative work of the industry as widely as possible. More details about the Awards will be announced shortly." Jury panels to determine the winners of this year's awards, due to be held at London's Hilton Park Lane, convene later this month. so yeah, I am vaguely more interested in this than I was with the VGA's but still not overly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 "And the award for Most Unwarranted Use Of An Exclamation Mark In A Thread Title goes to..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 "And the award for Most Unwarranted Use Of An Exclamation Mark In A Thread Title goes to..." What about the award for improper use of capital letters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I wasn't picking flameboy up on his grammar, I was implying that the live broadcasting of the BAFTA Game Awards wasn't cause for much excitement, as evidenced by the lack of replies other than your misguided attempt at pedant oneupmanship. If you want to be an arse about it the correct capitalisation of my fictional award would be "Most Unwarranted Use of an Exclamation Mark in a Thread Title", but foolishly I forgot to have my off-hand joke comment vetted by an editor. I'll be sure to be less negligent in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 I think it does somewhat warrant a ! if the gaming industry is to truly become a form of media on a par with tv and movies they need to have their awards out there and recognised. So any form of broadcasting is a positive step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Is it? You could argue that showing off the supposed best the industry has to offer will only cement people's views that games are puerile, clumsy and borderline exploitative. I'd be perfectly happy pinning all three of those terms to Modern Warfare 2 and I'm in a position to understand and enjoy the game, so I can't imagine anyone on the outside looking in would be kinder towards it. Of course I do know where you're coming from, but if it's validation of games as an art form you're after I think you're in for a long wait. If it's just general acceptance that you seek I'd say the Wii and DS have pushed public perception forward leaps and bounds already, but both are very consciously — and rightfully — toys. I don't think you'll see games stop being viewed as such for a long time to come, mainly because that's exactly what they are for the most part. We'll keep seeing more and more exceptions until a tipping point is reached and everyone scrabbles around for a more fitting term than "game", but before that happens the way that games are made and sold needs to change drastically. Still, at least the hurdles to come make our medium of choice the most interesting one to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 Is it? You could argue that showing off the supposed best the industry has to offer will only cement people's views that games are puerile, clumsy and borderline exploitative. I'd be perfectly happy pinning all three of those terms to Modern Warfare 2 and I'm in a position to understand and enjoy the game, so I can't imagine anyone on the outside looking in would be kinder towards it. Of course I do know where you're coming from, but if it's validation of games as an art form you're after I think you're in for a long wait. If it's just general acceptance that you seek I'd say the Wii and DS have pushed public perception forward leaps and bounds already, but both are very consciously — and rightfully — toys. I don't think you'll see games stop being viewed as such for a long time to come, mainly because that's exactly what they are for the most part. We'll keep seeing more and more exceptions until a tipping point is reached and everyone scrabbles around for a more fitting term than "game", but before that happens the way that games are made and sold needs to change drastically. Still, at least the hurdles to come make our medium of choice the most interesting one to follow. no not just validation as an art form but it being held on the same standing as movies and tv. I think more in terms of the acceptance like you said. Like you said as an art form is years and years away with even people within the industry arguing whether its possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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