“I’ve never imagined being a gaming character before, but like never before, in 2024 the BBC’s coverage of the election really IS getting everywhere!” — Laura Kuenssberg
IMAGE: Roblox characters of Laura Kuenssberg, Jeremy Vine, Larry the Downing Street cat and Clive Myrie stood outside number 10 Downing Street
July 2, 2024 – The BBC is bringing the General Election to Roblox – with Larry the Downing Street cat arriving to set players challenges from number 10, as well as familiar faces from BBC News including Laura Kuenssberg, Clive Myrie, and Jeremy Vine being added to the BBC’s Wonder Chase experience.
Outside Number 10, players will be challenged by Larry to find ballot boxes across the game. Once they’ve returned enough he will become their pet. Throughout the game players will learn interesting and fun facts about elections from the BBC’s election team characters.
Laura Kuenssberg says: “I’ve never imagined being a gaming character before, but like never before, in 2024 the BBC’s coverage of the election really IS getting everywhere!”
Fiona Campbell, controller of youth audience for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, says: “We are extremely pleased to see how BBC Wonder Chase has rapidly attracted the under 25 Roblox audience to games from their favourite BBC shows such as Doctor Who, Match of the Day, The Next Step and Glow Up. This latest update for the General Election is the latest innovation in our Roblox experience offering an engaging and fun way to learn more about the country’s election whilst interacting with our top political experts!”
Patricia Hidalgo BBC Children’s and Education, director says: “We have a long history of bringing children news and current affairs explained on their level. Children can now interact and play with the election news broken down into a fun game.”
BBC Wonder Chase was launched in April and has been a big hit on Roblox, with over one million visits so far. It features shows like Match of the Day, Doctor Who, EastEnders, and The Next Step, and characters including the Doctor, Gary Lineker, Hacker T. Dog, Zara McDermott and Louis Theroux.
Since launch Wonder Chase has also had a TV crossover with Glow Up. Contestants on the show designed a full-body make-up look, which was then launched in BBC Wonder Chase as a digital outfit, free for any Roblox user.
BBC Wonder Chase was made by the BBC with Bristol based games developer Mobile Pie. It is free on Roblox, and available on PC, mobile (iOS, Android), PlayStation, Xbox. To find it, just go to Roblox and search for BBC Wonder Chase. It was made by the BBC with Bristol based games developer Mobile Pie. To find BBC Wonder Chase, visit the external Roblox website or go to Roblox and search for BBC Wonder Chase.
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BBC iPlayer
