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🎉 Exciting Update! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we've just taken our program to a whole new level by introducing industry-leading tools that will revolutionize the way you create and experience content!

🌟 Introducing Depthkit Studio: 🌟
With Depthkit, we can now record real people in stunning color and depth, enabling us to craft captivating stories in the new spatial content landscape. Imagine bringing authentic human performances to life as holograms for teleconferencing, creating immersive character assets for gaming, or even generating digital beings for Hollywood productions! The possibilities are endless, and we can't wait to see the incredible experiences you'll build with this cutting-edge technology. 🚀
https://youtu.be/9gdCuYEZm4I

📷 Introducing Leica BLK360 Photogrammetry: 📷
Say hello to the future of 3D point cloud creation! The Leica BLK360 comes equipped with powerful LiDAR sensors, capturing a mind-blowing 360,000 points per second! Combined with its high-resolution camera capable of capturing 360-degree spherical HDR images (and even thermal imaging!), we now have the tools to turn real-world objects and scenes into stunningly detailed 3D models. 🏙️🗺️
https://youtu.be/7QOwCX82hoo

These additions will undoubtedly fuel our collective imagination and unlock new opportunities in various fields.

Don't wait to get your hands on these game-changing tools. Come and join us in exploring the boundless potential of volumetric recording and photogrammetry! 🤩

Register at https://jiwe.io/game-jams/world-building-program-2023

Announcing our annual Unreal Engine 5 World Building Program!

Learn how to Shape narratives, create stunning visuals, and pave the way for sustainable futures.

Enroll now and start designing your own virtual worlds today!
https://jiwe.io/game-jams/world-building-program-2023

Excited to announce the top winners at this year's game jam!

Congratulations to the teams! You have really made wonderful prototypes in a short period!

All the game jam games can be found here: https://beta.jiwe.io/antislaverygamejam2023

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a game jam this February with the serious theme of "Games Against Slavery" and that will help raise awareness and create tools for people to combat this through games!



Register at https://jiwe.studio/stories/game-jam-against-slavery

https://youtu.be/3un2UFa5XIY

Big Friends by Raytech Games - Short Math game for 3D lovers!

A game that teaches you how to get numbers that sum up to ten through driving.



https://beta.jiwe.io/africa-comicade-gamathon-2022

Africa Comicade 2022 Gamathon - Big Friends Review A game that teaches you how to get numbers that sum up to ten through driving.By raytechgames studiosMusic by Bensound

https://youtu.be/Gf2GeL8N3O0

Balance by Greenwell Phiri - Game Review 2 by Max Musau
Africacomicade

Africacomicade Gamathon 2022 - Balance Review by Max Musau Conquer the light and darkness found inside us and find BALANCE.By Mwansa Greenwell Phiri and Cyuzuzo Jean Jules

https://beta.jiwe.io/africa-comicade-gamathon-2022

Number Merge by MrWayne - Game review 1 from
Africacomicade Gamathon 2022

https://youtu.be/T1xWScnHpqA

Usoni playthrough by Eugene Abuderby

Kenya's first post apocalyptic game USONI PART 2 BETA FIRST LOOK! The sequel to kenyas first post apocalptic game Usoni is now out for the beta phase.Check out the first look and reaction to it.Find us on instagram .io...

AWE Nite Nairobi is hosting its inaugural event online this week on Thur, 29 Sep - A gentle introduction to the technologies used to create immersive experiences and devices. Exploring potential use-cases of the technology in Africa.

Usoni (Beta Release) Jiwe Studio is pleased to announce the Beta Release of USONI the game 2022.

The USONI beta release is now out on Jiwe IO.
The game has been a passion project for Jiwe Studio for over a year.

-Set in 2062, it is a story about inequality and a woman's way back home to Lake Turkana!

Try it out and leave a comment for the studio

-Looking for partners and publishers to develop the full game!

Usoni (Beta Release) Jiwe Studio is pleased to announce the Beta Release of USONI the game 2022.

Civic education empowers us to be well-informed, active citizens and gives us the opportunity to change the world around us!

In the KuraYako Sauti Yako Program, Jiwe Studio embarked on a goal to educate Kenyan youth about elections on the road to 2022!
https://www.facebook.com/kurayako2022

With more than 500,000 civic questions answered and over 1.2M KES rewarded to Kenyan youth in the gamified civic education program!

Tune in tonight for more discussions on civic engagement and democracy in the upcoming elections on Twitter spaces on

You can still play the game to stand a chance to win the 250K Grand prize on our telegram bot: https://t.me/KuraYako_Bot



And follow the leaderboard to see who gets the award:
In the KuraYako Sauti Yako Program, we embarked on a goal to educate Kenyan youth about elections on the road to 2022!

Happy to announce a new collaboration that will push the boundaries in historical game development but also in the storytelling and narration of African made games with our partners

Walk With Web
Africa Digital Media Institute - ADMI
Medieval Environment: Climate Change & Human Habitation at Herstmonceux
Canadian University of Modern Technology

Read more at https://jiwe.studio/stories/metareality-project/

ADMI Africa Digital Media Institute - ADMI & Jiwe Studios have signed an MOU to grow game development in Africa thru high-quality education & game distribution.

Signed by Peter Wairagu Principal & Head of School at ADMI & Max Musau, founder & CEO at Jiwe Studios.

This partnership will try to solve one of Africa’s most challenging problems in game dev as a career. There are 900 million Africans under 35yrs, creating huge demand for employment opportunities & sustainable industries to support them.

Even more exciting is that in Sub Saharan Africa, 230 million jobs will require digital skills by 2030, placing a spotlight on the importance of the digital educational ecosystem.

Read more about the partnership here-> https://jiwe.studio/stories/

😀 Want to read more about the games from our game Jam?

👆 Click this link (https://jiwe.studio/stories/jiwe-game-jam-july-2021/) to discover what's special about these games and how to join our next game jam.

The Jiwe Game Jam winners!

We have completed our July edition of the Jiwe Game Jam and we have our winners!

Top 3 teams
1⃣ "Into the Night" Is team 5🙌
2️⃣ "The Lost Blade" Is team 2🙌
3️⃣ "No escape" Is team 1🙌

Play their games right now on https://Jiwe.IO

Games on Jiwe.io

“The Tales of Hasan” is an adventure game with a typical African setting developed mainly for android phones. The game tells a story of a hero's quest to solve the plights of his people. His quest to save his village and its people from destruction leads him on a journey with unexpected events. He is encountered by different interesting characters. Fly, and stomp your way through these levels, smashing your way through obstacles and stomping on dwarfs, trolls, executioners, and fight strategically with Soronko and kyewaa the evil witch

Features

Roll, jump, fly, and stomp your way through 40 challenging levels

For android phone as low as 1.5

Supports all screen sizes and resolutions. and automatically adjusts to device controls.

2000sh to be won!!

Plan for the weekend😎
This Saturday, 10th July!

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