15-year-old Narayan Karthikeyan wins Xbox space jam contest
His concept was influenced by arcade games from the 1980s and 1990s, since he was a great admirer of the original Space Jam film. It took him around 30 minutes to type the concept straight on the webpage.
FollowWhen Xbox released Space Jam: A New Legacy – The Game in July of this year, fans of the film series and gamers worldwide were overjoyed. But it was a dream come true for 15-year-old Narayan Karthikeyan. His name appeared in the game's official credits. Narayan is one of two winners of a worldwide competition seeking ideas for a new video game inspired by Space Jam: New Legacy, a sequel to the classic 1996 film.
Narayan was studying for examinations when he saw the competition notice in December. He nevertheless decided to give it a go. The 11th grader from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, submitted his game concept: players would be able to move from one level to the next by using various power-ups, completing different tasks, and gaining extra abilities along the way.
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His concept was influenced by arcade games from the 1980s and 1990s, since he was a great admirer of the original Space Jam film. It took him around 30 minutes to type the concept straight on the webpage.
Narayan stated that he submitted it so carelessly that he didn't even preserve a copy of my submission. He was thrilled when he received the findings through email in June. Narayan began playing video games while he was a child. Aside from games, Narayan enjoys reading science fiction and has authored a few short tales. He went on to say that the gaming business in India has enormous potential and is evolving into a more sophisticated vehicle for narrative, and he would want to be a part of it.
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His rewards include a personalised Xbox One S console and a yearly membership to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. He received a movie memorabilia pack as well as signed souvenirs from LeBron James. He will also be treated to a local showing of the film as well as a virtual coding class.
Xbox and Warner Bros Pictures combined the game mechanics proposed by youth-competition winner Narayan with the classic 'beat 'em up' concept proposed by adult-competition winner Ricky from the United States to create an arcade-style game starring the beloved Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny, as well as basketball legend LeBron James.
