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Olivier Madiba’s Kiro’o Games is building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem

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Kiro’o Games is an ambitious game development company based in Yaounde, Cameroon. Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. This is his story.

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Building Hope shows what it takes to provide shelter for millions of refugees

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Eray Ağaçdoğrayan , founder of Gyroscoping Games , is Turkish himself. Refugees have been a main topic of news, talk shows and social media for about a decade”, he says. One of the counterarguments against hosting refugees was their education levels”, says Ağaçdoğrayan. But is this true?

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Indie Gaming’s Last Stand: How Willem Delventhal Is Battling Corporate Dominance!

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The Transformative Landscape of Game Development: A Deep Dive with Willem Delventhal As a digital ecosystem thrives and transforms at a rapid pace, a recent conversation with game designer and educator Willem Delventhal offered insights into the evolving realm of game development.

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CG Spectrum Institute launches new accredited creative courses | CGS

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CG Spectrum Institute (CGSI) has launched three accredited creative courses for the film and games industry: Animation & VFX , Digital Art , and Game Development , which can be pursued as bachelor’s degrees or diplomas. The global entertainment and media value currently sits at over $2.32

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Nixie game aims to highlight British Blackness

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When I was growing up and trying to find media to identify with, it was a real struggle. Outside of that, it was a case of ‘good luck’ trying to find Black British representation in the media. What often happens is a lot of us cling to American media. It was either [British soap opera] EastEnders or football.

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CGS Mentor to present at FMX about the value of online learning

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CG Spectrum Mentor and FuseFX VFX Supervisor Jason Gottlieb ( The Morning Show , 9-1-1: Lone Star , Julia ) will be attending the 2023 Film and Media Exchange (FMX) conference next week on April 25 to take part in a panel discussing " Breaking Boundaries in VFX Education: Expanding Horizons through Online Learning."

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ToDiGRA special issue on “Teaching Games: Pedagogical Approaches”

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Infrastructures of Play: Labor, Materiality, and Videogame Education. TOG: A Model for Innovation-Centric Design in Games and Expressive Interactive Media. Towards a “Filipino” Video Game: Teaching Filipino Culture and Identity for Video Game Development. The Paradigm of Game System Building.