A Mearns pupil could see her Viking worlds gaming concept be brought to life after reaching the finals of the BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition.
Morayo Onyia, 12, has become the third pupil in four years from Johnshaven’s Lathallan School to be nominated for an award in the YGD Game Concept (10-14 years) category.
As the only pupil from Scotland to reach the finals, Morayo will find out via a YouTube livestream on Thursday if her idea will be transformed into a multi-platform game by professional gaming designers.
Morayo’s gaming concept ‘Griffindeim’ was inspired by her work in Classics, History and Geography.
It is described on the BAFTA Young Gaming website as being “A game based on the nine worlds in viking religion, where you can defeat befriend monsters called Barics and giants.”
And she said: “While sitting in class listening to my teacher Mr Andersen talk about Norse mythology, I thought, “Hey, this would make a really cool game!”
“I linked this to what I had been learning about our environmental footprint in Geography and created Griffindeim.
“I am ecstatic that my hard work has received so much recognition. I’ve really enjoyed this project, especially creating and drawing the characters.
“If my game becomes reality, that would be outstanding. It would be a dream come true.”
Morayo’s achievement follows on from the success of Lathallan pupils Campbell Mearns and Benjamin Cranston in recent years in the YGD competition.
The finals are normally held in London but due restrictions caused by COVID-19 they will now be held remotely.
You can find out more about Morayo’s Griffindeim game concept here:
http://ygd.bafta.org/competition/competition-news/2020/griffindeim–