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28 February 2004 1608 GMT
Bamzooki: The Zooks are loose at C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
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Jake and the red team cheer on the Zooks
BAMZOOKi is a brand new show for C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ presented by Jake Humphrey.

Teams of children design creatures or 'Zooks' which are brought to virtual life and put to the test against each other.

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Do you spend time making toys or sculptures and wishing they could have a life of their own? Well, BAMZOOKi, the new show from C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, brings this idea not quite to reality, but to virtual reality.

C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ presenter Jake Humphrey is really excited about the programme: "There has never been anything like it before," he told the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Norfolk website.

"The computer generated creatures, the Zooks, that you will see competing on the show really do have a mind of their own!

"Once the team have chosen their Zook it's a case of sitting back to enjoy the mayhem!"

BAMZOOKi has taken around five years to develop from an idea by the show's co-producer Paul Tyler.

The creativity was then placed in the hands of the children who've designed the virtual creatures on computers at home and at school using the Zook Kit software.

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Bernard Zook, designed by Jake. Visit the BAMZOOKi website.

For the C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ show, the Zooks are brought to virtual life and put into competition against the creations of other teams.

There's a real Norfolk flavour to the programme.

Not only does presenter Jake Humphrey come from the county, but you'll also be able to cheer on the team from Cromer.

Will the idea of a Zook which walks like a crab from Dominic, Ruth and Matthew - known as The Animators - win them a place in the BAMZOOKi final?

Playing the game

The Zooks compete by running relays, kicking penalty shoot-outs and clambering over obstacle courses in a virtual-reality Superstars.

"Each team has spent the previous few weeks designing four of their own Zooks with certain characteristics and special skills," explained Jake.

"Then they have to use these Zooks on a series of different challenges! Once the Zook has been used, it is out of the game, so as well as a top design the players also have to choose their creatures carefully."

Jake admits, he's not quite sure how it all works, but it's all very clever: "It's to do with using some new software and a special virtual studio.

"During the show we can see the Zooks running around the gaming area, but the TV cameras see them in 3D. It's sometimes really hard to be quite certain what's happening.

Picture: Jake and team cheer on a Zook
The Zooks play better when they get a good cheer.

"As I've said, the Zooks have a life of their own and can be unpredictable little critters!"

Zook mischief

Never one to quite be on his best behaviour when on the studio floor, Jake reveals he was a bit naughty during BAMZOOKi.

"Let's just say there's rivalry on the show between me and the commentator Rich. We both designed our own Zooks and became genuinely competitive!

"Also, BAMZOOKi is filmed at the Elstree studios which is where they make EastEnders! One lunchtime I went for a sneak around Albert Square with the BAMZOOKi crew and we promptly got frog-marched off the site and told not to return… erm... we did!" [laughs]

BAMZOOKi starts on C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE on Monday 8 March at 4.35pm. You can also see the show each weekday evening at 4.45pm on the C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Channel.

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