Animation and Games design student is BAFTA Young Game Designers finalist

Camila Montes Duque, a Year 1 student at Capital City College’s Mosaic@Soho centre, has made the finals for this year’s 2025 BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition.

Camila is studying a Level 3 UAL Diploma in Animation & Games Design at Mosaic@Soho, and worked on game design concepts as part of her class assignments.  

The students’ work impressed the teachers, and Ade Anwar, Curriculum Manager for Games and Digital at Mosaic@Soho, thought that some of the students had a good chance at the BAFTA competition, so put forward a nomination.

Ade explained: “The BAFTA YGD competition focused on games ideas. I’m happy my assignment on how to write games design documents was helpful for Camila and allowed our students to communicate their ideas in a professional context.”

Camila’s game concept, Rhythm Hell: A Journey of self-discovery, invites players into a powerful rhythm battle where a bass guitar becomes a weapon against demonic manifestations of self-doubt and societal pressure. It’s a compelling exploration of inner strength, creativity, and the fight to stay true to a person’s dreams.

Camila said: “I’m delighted to be given this opportunity to showcase my work to the public, my family and friends. This is a character’s journey of self-discovery, where The player uses rhythm gameplay to destroy spirits who are a metaphor for his family’s need for social conformity. To break free he has to use his bass to defeat them in a rhythmic battle. I’m excited to see other’s hard work and what the final outcome is!”

Ade added: “Having the learners choose to lo-fi engineer games for an old console like the Sega Megadrive for sustainability reasons, was also a proud moment. I can see our Mosaic students take responsibility for their industry, as we focus so much on accolades and our own personal gratification in games that we do not think about the environmental impact. It’s good to know we are teaching aware and reflective students.”

The winners of the BAFTA Young Game Designers Competition will be announced on 18 June at a virtual ceremony. Camila and the other finalists will have the chance to visit BAFTA HQ to showcase their games and concepts to industry professionals later in the month, with a public showcase to display their work on 29 June.

Good luck Camila!

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