Bayo Puddicombe
Bayo PuddicomBe I run a mobile gaming company. At ChopUp, we develop entertainment content primarily for an African audience. Mobile is the most pervasive tech media in Africa and games are quite popular. However, culturally relevant game content is in short supply. Our objective is to create game-based experiences that are relatable for our target audience. We truly believe that games are a powerful means of interactive communication and we are exploring opportunities for applying gaming concepts and technology to address some of Africa’s challenges, specifically in the field of education. www.chopup.me gareTh Fouche Founded in 2012, Rogue Moon Studios is a South African game developer dedicated to crafting rich imaginary worlds through engaging mechanics, deep narrative and interesting characters. Its mission is to transport players to the frontiers of their imagination. Drawing together a team of talented contractors from around the globe, Rogue Moon is currently wrapping up development on its first game, System Crash, a narrative-driven, cyberpunk noir collectible card game. System Crash will be launching on desktop in the final quarter of this year. www.systemcrashgame.com
Jason Reid
jason ried Fuzzy Logic are award-winning South African developers that create high quality, multiplatform games, apps and augmented reality titles. With over 19 years of international experience in the AAA games industry, our aim is to create products that are simple to use and cuttingedge in functionality and design. We are registered Apple, Android, Windows and Nintendo developers and are a ‘preferred developer’ for the two major AR technology providers: String and Qualcomm. We are proud to have won ‘AR Developer of the Year 2013’ at the European AR Awards. Our first game, Soccer Moves, reached #1 in 52 countries, achieving over two million downloads.
salim and evans Busuru Urbandesignkings is a studio comprising Kenyan artists who believe our African heritage is rich and diverse, filled with wisdom and ideas as well as mistakes that should not be forgotten lest they be repeated. Our vision is to represent our traditional and current African culture in the projects that we do to hopefully give understanding and a fresh perspective about ourselves to our fellow Africans and the world at large that is now a global village. We choose to deliver our message through our talent and skills in making games, comics and illustrations.
www.fuzzy-logic.co.za
www.urbandesignkings.com
nick hall Nicholas Hall is the chairperson of Make Games South Africa, an industry body that strives to develop and grow the game development industry in South Africa. Make Games hopes to make contact with other industry stakeholders who would be interested in partnering with Make Games and its many development programs. Make Games wants to promote South Africa as a destination for outsourced game development work and showcase their locally produced games. www.makegamessa.com
Nick Hall
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