Gameware Studio Diary

Wed Mar 02, 2005 - Back on the Box

On Monday 7th March Children's BBC (CBBC) will start broadcasting the second series of BAMZOOKi. As last year, it'll be on every weekday for 4 weeks - screening an hour later, at 5.45 in the UK. Apparently that means it should attract a slightly larger and older audience than previously. It's still not possible to see the show elsewhere in the world, but for those readers who may have wondered what BAMZOOKi is about, you can view a short behind-the-scenes video preview from the BBC website itself by clicking on the link at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/bamzooki/index.shtml

Obviously, we here at Gameware remain very proud of what's been achieved by the show, and our development efforts are far from over. In fact, there will be a new and improved ZOOK kit available within the next few days and the program is getting its own mini-site within CBBC too, which we've put a lot of work into. We're already planning a range of further technical enhancements that should see the light of day before the end of this year.

Meanwhile, work on the Top Secret New Project that I mentioned in the last diary entry continues apace. Almost every day a little piece of the game falls into place - usually followed by much chuckling. It's probably the most genuinely funny project I've ever been involved with and everyone is champing at the bit to share more information about it, but I'm afraid that must wait awhile yet.

I shouldn't go without mentioning the incredible work that several Creatures Community members have put into the creation of a Creatures Wiki over at WikiCities. With more articles, links, pages and background information than most games can even come close to mustering, the Creatures Wiki probably represents as much of a labour of love as putting the games together was in the first place. Hopefully not as stressful, but you get the idea. It's more than gratifying to know that the Creatures series can still evoke such enthusiasm (and even controversy) amongst users.

Until next time!

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