9:30am Saturday 20th March 2010
By Suruchi Sharma
BUDDING game designers in Borehamwood are being invited to create a game for a bus company’s website.
Arriva is celebrating the launch of the bus company’s official computer game, Buster, by appealing for more people to send in ideas for a new game.
Buster was created last year to mark the launch of the company’s website, www.arrivabus.co.uk.
Computer games programming student Chris McKellar, 21, won the competition with his arcade-style game.
The game challenges players to line up three buses of the same colour and “bust” their way through the rows.
A multi-coloured Arriva bus wins extra points in the timed trial.
The winner will see his or her game online and available to all and win a VIP trip around UK games house, Crytek, and a brand new desktop PC worth £500.
Linsey Frostick, customer service manager for Arriva the Shires and Essex, said: “The Arriva game is a great way to keep our site relevant and interesting for all of our customers in Borehamwood. Buster has added a different dimension to the site because visitors can now buy tickets, find out information about our services as well as play our brand new Arriva game.
“We’re looking forward to receiving lots more entries which are bus themed and playable on a PC.”
Anyone who wants to enter can visit www.arrivabus.co.uk/design-a-game2010, with the deadline for entries August 29.
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