A TOTTON college student has taken part in a major world computer gaming competition.

Jack Parker, an 18 year old video games development student and five of his online teammates, ranked the second highest score in the world, in the video game, H1Z1, making them one of 15 teams, selected to compete in the international gaming competition, Fight for the Crown.

H1Z1 is a survival challenge, based on a similar concept to the blockbuster movie The Hunger Games, where teams compete against each in order to dodge danger, overcome obstacles and ultimately be the last ones standing.

Jack said: “We were so happy to be selected to represent Britain as one of the top 15 teams in the world - we’ve been practising every night and we are feeling positive about our chances of winning.

“The video games development course here at Totton College is complex and it’s challenging but it has really helped me understand the mechanics of video games which has improved my handle on them.”

They spent an all-expenses-paid weekend in Los Angeles, after qualifying for the finals of the tournament.

The event had a prize pot of $300,000, consisting of $180,000 for first place, $60,000 for second place, $18,000 for fourth place and fifth place a prize of $12,000.

The tournament will be televised by American CW Channel on 20 April and the players are contracted to keep the results secret before it is aired.