Big Chip International Award for Innovation

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Big Chip International Award for Innovation

Winner 2010

Studio Liddell with Bugbears

Studio Liddell and Magic Lantern for BBC Children's

The judges said

"The winner of the Big Chip innovation category showed originality as well as innovation by creating a series of 3D characters and a be-spoke animation tool for CBBC to support the launch of a website for children, where they can discuss their own 'Bugbears' anonymously."

Entrant’s description

The Bugbears website provides children aged 6-12 with a unique platform to talk about their issues, concerns, hopes and fears. The website facilitates anonymous self-expression in a deeply engaging way via richly, animated creatures which the children create themselves and which use their own voices. The process of creating a Bugbear is helpful for children - in that it encourages them to talk about things they might otherwise keep bottled up. All children can get involved in other ways to by supporting the Bugbears on the site, with empathy tools, comments and advice posts.

Shortlist 2010

FutureEverything with FutureEverything
PiP Interactive with PiP Interactive
Studio Liddell and Magic Lantern for BBC Children's with Bugbears

The Big Chip International Award for Innovation was introduced in 2008 to celebrate 10 years of Big Chip and 60 years since the invention of the first stored program computer in Manchester.

This category is open to any project from anywhere in the world. Anyone can nominate their own project, or a project executed by a third party.

Judging Criteria

"Nominated projects must demonstrate exceptional innovation in digital media or digital technology. Example projects might be a new on-line service, a new use of digital technology in a product or service, or a new Internet business model."

Closing date for this award was 8 March 2010

Last Year's Winner

New Concept Gaming with Wii jOG

New Concept Gaming - Big Chip International Award for Innovation

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The judges said

"This award was open to international entries but the most innovative and exciting new digital technology the judges saw was developed right here in the North West. It takes existing technologies and applies them to create a completely new user experience. And it’s been designed to form the basis of a range of products."

Entrant's description

jOG is the ground breaking add-on controller for the Wii that detects lower body motion and brings a whole new dimension to your living room gaming experience. It lets you control your game character movement by jOGing on the spot. Simply plug it in and clip it to your belt and you are ready to start playing your games in a new, exciting and active way. jOG is fun, immersive, healthy, great value, easy to use and compatible with all existing video games that use the Nunchuk joystick to control game character movement.