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Artist Cassie Simpson on navigating Life, three University Majors and Work 

PreMortem.Games

What caught my attention wasn’t just her confidence on the panel but the fact that she was not only a student pursuing three majors at Wits University she was also the Lead Concept artist at Chroma Pixel Games , a game studio based in Zambia. Animation was my first choice because I wanted to do cinematic animation.

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The Role of Computer Science in Video Games

Game Designing

Most educational institutions require master’s degree candidates to have a computer science degree or a degree from similar fields of study like science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) before joining a master’s degree program. The days of pixelated graphics are long gone. New-age graphics capture people’s likenesses well.

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Making Lucid with Eric Manahan

Game Dev Unchained

This time, the narrative revolves around Eric Manahan , the former architect who found solace in pixelated characters and captivating storylines. As many creatives would empathize, Eric found the professional world of architecture quite different from his educational experience. The transition, however, was not without challenges.

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