Computer contest hopes to inspire young animators

Computer contest...: "Computer scientists from The University of Manchester have launched an animation competition to inspire the next generation of computer experts."

"Youngsters aged between seven and 19 are being challenged to create an animated film, of one minute or less, using any of the Alice, Scratch Adobe Flash, Greenfoot or Serif software packages.

"Animation10 is supported by Google and Electronic Arts, and is being run in association with BBC 21st Century Classroom. For full details visit www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/Animation10