The god of Thunder
The son of Yemaja and the mother goddess, protector of birth is Shango the god of thunder who is one of the popular worldwide acclaimed legends from West Africa to be precise Nigeria. He is referred to as Chango or Xango in Lantin America and also Jakuta. Like most Yoruba names and their
THE YORUBA TRIBE
One of the biggest ethnic groups in sub-Sahara Africa is the Yoruba from Nigeria. It’s believed that the Yoruba people descended from a hero called Odua or Oduduwa. The Yoruba territory was known as the slavery coast during the slavery era. Their language belongs to the Congo-Kordofanian language family. Yoruba has many dialects,
THE ARTIST ROLE IN GAME DEVELOPMENT
The term Game Artist seems pretty self explanatory . Sure, they take care of all the artwork involved in creating a game but it's a whole lot more than just creating art. Next to playability, the look and feel of a game is unparalleled. Their work includes detailed creation of the characters, scenes,
The Ashanti Kingdom
The Ashanti kingdom consist of 38 small states in the 1950’s and was formed by Osei Tutu I and Okonfo Anokye his advisor. By 1965 the number was reduced to nine but by 1700 they reunited again to form a confederation with Kumasi as their capital. The name “Asanti” meaning because of war, this
THE NARRATIVE DESIGNER
Hi there! I'm back just as I promised. Yes, today is Tuesday. If you missed out on last week's post, you can read it by clicking here . We are going to discuss the role of the Narrative Designer today. I personally, I repeat, personally I think this is the most important role in game
BUILDING AN INDIE GAME
Let me start by being honest, I had absolutely no idea what went into actually building a game until I started working at a game dev. I had the basic knowledge knowing that there was some art and programming involved but that was it. I have learnt that a whole lot more goes
AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD UPDATE
Early on this year, Eyram Tawia (CEO), led us to win the Most Heart Award at the African Entrepreneurship Award. This was after a very rigorous process and he didn't fail to in putting his passion and belief in the African gaming industry across. He recently did a podcast with the AEA Team to
THE RICHEST HUMAN BEING EVER
It is estimated that he was $400 billion rich. Yes!! FOUR HUNDRED BILLION, that’s the total wealth of the top 5 living wealthiest on earth, Bill Gate, Amancio Ortega, Warren Buffet, Carlos Slim and Jeff Bezos. In 1312 Musa became emperor following the death of his predecessor, Abu-Bakr II. When he was crowned, he
KIDDIE TOUR
We just found out that kids really ask a lot of questions
Suicide Squad gets massacred
Have you seen the reviews yet? It was estimated to gross about $125 million but it has shot up to $140 million over the weekend. The impact of reviews after the first week is inevitable. We can all testify the amount of damage negative reviews had on Batman vs Superman. It's very sad this