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GNC SPOTLIGHT
Wothando Ngubeni (Game Dev)


QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I was Born in Durban KZN, spent the first quarter of my life living in Soweto - Johannesburg. I studied Sound Engineering at the SABC HQ for a year until I dropped out to pursue game dev and programming which I am self taught.

- WHAT DROVE YOU INTO DISCOVERING YOUR KIND OF CRAFT
Studying physics made me ask a lot of questions about the universe, our planet and everything in it. And it made me really interested in the pure creation of things. I figured since creating physical objects out of nothing is out of my scope for the time being, ill just settle for virtual objects, and BAM there you have it.

- WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORKS
The creation of the universe and everything in it.

- DO YOU SPECIALISE OR DIVERSIFY
Definitely an expert in my field. One of the best to ever do it quite frankly.

- HOW MANY GAMES HAVE YOU MADE AND WHICH IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
So far 4 & my favourite has to be my current project FatherSonWar.

- WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Finishing by far. There's WAY more work towards the end of the project then initially. At the beginning you don't even care about the work because the idea is so fresh and the excitement is motivating and energizing, towards the end it becomes more of a job, especially if your solo - the marketing, self publishing, polishing the product, it all adds up.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
Game development is still considered by many as "fun and games" or "unserious" so looking for support is definitely harder then something like OS developing for AI.

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN GAME DEVS
South Africa/Africa definitely not. In the west most certainly yes.

- MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING A GAME DEV
Creating new worlds from scratch and bringing them to life and of-cause watching other people enjoy it.

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
Inclusivity & accessibility. Especially in relation to funding. We should be investing in great ideas even before the prototype stage.

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Martin Okonkwo (Epoch Comics)
epochcomics


QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm a person of ardent faith who also loves comics as a medium of art, education and entertainment. I'm quite passionate about both.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR BRAND
Before by the age of 5, I had always dreamed of creating a universe of superheroes inspired by my favourite comic brands Dc and Marvel. I first did it for fun as a youngster, but today It is more defined and an established business.

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
Yes. I greatly admire Alex Ross and he is one of the greatest influences on me as far as my work is concerned. There are also others like Todd McFarlane as well

- IN YOUR OWN WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR KINDA CONTENTS
My content is inspirational without losing the intrigue and fun. There is a subliminal moral and spiritual message in all of my comics even the ones that don't seem so. I dwell mostly on supernatural themed comics because it comes with my line of work.

- PERSONALLY WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Once I'm on a project, I don't rest till it's done. Getting to start is sometimes the tricky part. I prefer to finish a project before jumping on the next one

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
The Nigerian environment does have a way of making our craft seem like less of what it is, but nevertheless the creative industry thrives all the same against all odds

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN COMIC BRANDS
There is, but not enough yet

- MOST REWARDING PART OF WHAT YOU DO
Being able to inspire and entertain people and actually having a loyal audience and also knowing that there are young creatives that look up to me, that is more rewarding than the monetary side which is also important. Also being able to go to places and meet people I never imagined I would.

- MOST CLICHE THING YOU HAVE COME ACROSS IN YOUR FIELD
One man studios

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
Actually three things: Engagement, Collaboration and distribution because the Nigerian Comic Industry needs all these to go further mainstream globally.

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Elijah Anietie (Artist)anietie

QUESTIONS
- TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm also known as "Art_Of_Eli" on Instagram. I'm a 21 year old artist, geographer, drummer and bassist. I'm currently in my final year of university and I am a Christian.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT
I saw my friend's sketchbook once and loved his drawings. Since then, I've been interested in it. Since I wasn't born with the talent, I learnt to draw.

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR, IF SO WHO
AbdulSamad (Jaybee_jarcques24 on Instagram)

- WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORKS
I'm inspired mostly by other people's art and the beauty they create.

- IN YOUR OWN WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR KINDA CONTENTS
Purely artist content, both digital and traditional art.

- PERSONALLY WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Starting a project is often the issue. Thinking and brainstorming the pose, backgrounds and general feel of an image can be quite tasking.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
Art in Nigeria is slowly gaining grounds. Bias is often made favouring portrait art but comic and anime, as well as cartoons, are gaining recognition. So yeah, the future is bright for us

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE IN THE ART INDUSTRY
Well the art community is one of serious competition but also quite supportive. Everyone wants to see the other person grow and a lot of encouragement is passed around. So the art community is a fun one to be a part of.

- WHAT'S THE MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING AN ARTIST
Most rewarding part? Getting paid!! 😂 Aside that, seeing your own growth in what you love, that's priceless.

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
To inspire others the same way I was. I hope people see my work and want to take up a pen and create their own magic.

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Josh Sacco (Game Dev)
Deadleaf Games

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Josh Sacco (Game Dev)
Deadleaf Games

QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm an Art Generalist and Game Developer. I've been working in the commercial Games Industry for a decade & on my own projects in my spare time. I do love stylized art, monsters and creatures.

- WHAT DROVE YOU INTO DISCOVERING YOUR KIND OF CRAFT
As a kid I grew up drawing, doing art and loved creating characters and worlds. When I found GameMaker at the time, I was thrilled that I was able to bring these worlds to life. I've always enjoyed being able to design something and make it alive.

- WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORKS
Inspiration for me comes from tackling a theme and seeing how I can twist and incorporate other things to make the design different and interesting, then making it cute and/or relatable.

- DO YOU SPECIALIZE OR DIVERSIFY IN YOUR FIELD
Most of the time I’ll jump between different art roles and tasks. Making games in my spare time has allowed me to pick up various bits of knowledge and skills on the fly.

- HOW MANY GAMES HAVE YOU MADE AND WHICH IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
I think I’ve easily worked on more than 15 projects in various sized teams by now. Digby Forever was a very memorable indie game because we were a small agile team of 3. I made all the art content for the game. It was fun to make and Apple gave it some decent love on launch.

- WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
I find the start of a project is the most enjoyable, a lot of creative juices flowing and piecing together ideas and mechanics is fun. Finishing a project is more demanding because you're usually out of time and stuck doing repetitive testing and maintenance.

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN GAME DEVS
I feel there’s always good support & vibes especially between local developers in my experience.

- MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING A GAME DEV
For me, it’s just making stuff. Creating something that someone else can immerse in is always awesome.

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
I’m not a fan of crunch and hope to explore better systems to keep a team’s creativity and morale up throughout development.

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Uzoma Dunkwu (Artists & Animator)


QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I am an Animation Filmmaker based in Lagos, Nigeria. I majored in Electrical Engineering but never saw the need to follow that path. I’ve always loved the arts and have been fortunate to keep the passion for it alive. I’ve also been opportuned to work for studios such as Marvel and Netflix.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT
I’ve always loved to draw since elementary school (probably around age 7). Professionally, I’d say it began in 2012 when I started out with creating comics.

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
As role models, I look up to James Cameron because he is an Artist/Filmmaker and Shiyoon Kim because he’s the best Character Designer to me.

- WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORKS
Representation. I don’t see many characters/stories in mainstream animation that remind me of being Nigerian or African.

- IN YOUR OWN WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR KINDA CONTENTS
Unapologetically African and Afrocentric

- PERSONALLY WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Finishing.. Ideas are easy to come by but it takes discipline and diligence to go through the entire process for viable content to be produced.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
Nigerians are rising up to the occasion. There are a couple of studios that have existed here for many years. There are also new projects gaining ground internationally like Iwaju which was greenlit by Disney.

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE IN THE ART INDUSTRY
Yes, I believe there is. Artists are approachable humans that are willing to help. Even on projects within studios, I don’t see Artists competing but complimenting each other.

- MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING AN ARTIST
Having a voice that people care about. Artists have thrived in every form of civilization known to man as historians, scientists and entertainers. This legacy is what makes us invaluable and I believe, fulfilling.

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
I hope to change how stories are told to impact the worldview of Africa. The mainstream media has portrayed Africa in a low light and animation a way that can change that.

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Ezenwa Nancy Amarachukwu (Gamer)flt

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Ezenwa Nancy Amarachukwu (Gamer)flt

QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm a gradate of covenant university. I love to play both pc and mobile games but mostly PC.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT
I have an older brother gamed with my dad so I just played with him when my dad wasn’t around and loved the competition. I played mostly on xbox and laptop then. We would be awake all night playing games so, I was practically raised in a world of games.

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
I don’t have one, I just watch YouTube or twitch.
But there are people that inspire me till now. On CODM I look up to: iferg and ogunwire. Apex nrg sweet and Williamsdayo and are Nigerian content creator on YT and twitch respectively

- YOUR CURRENT FAVORITE GAMES
I'm more of a pc gamer so I play mainly Apex legends. I used to play paladins so much in school a guy saw me and spread the news of a gamergirl. There's also CODM, call of duty Warzone
GTA, FIFA and...

- HOW OFTEN DO YOU STREAM AND WHAT'S YOUR EPIC GAMING MOMENT
I stream every weekday, I don’t stream on weekends unless it’s impromptu. My epic gaming moment is surprising people. When I play with new people they kind of underrate me, so it’s always satisfying to prove them wrong, and this happens a whole lot.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
I just finished school, living with my parents, and African parents don’t see gaming to be of any relevance. Nigeria has very bad network for gaming I will not mention names but pings are really bad so that’s another problem

- IS THERE A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN GAMERS
Yes, Nigerian games support eachother cause it’s not easy to be a gamer in this country due to economic and financial reasons

- MOST REWARDING PART OF WHAT YOU DO
Seeing people entertained and improve due to my content.

- MOST CLICHE THING YOU HAVE COME ACROSS IN YOUR FIELD
Many people want to manage me yet no one really does cause they aren’t consistent. It’s just all talk

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
More Nigerian female gamers cause I only know a few but there are a lot of them out there that need to be seen.

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Israel Obasola (Animator & illustrator)
Israelthecreator

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Israel Obasola (Animator & illustrator)
Israelthecreator

QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm a Nigerian animator and illustrator. I have been drawing for as long as i can remember,
i have made comics and animated series and i hope to make an award winning animated movie soon.

- WHAT DROVE YOU INTO DISCOVERING YOUR CRAFT
I've always been a fan of cartoons growing up and i felt drawn to these characters and always wanted to create my own version of them, as time went by i started to create original stories and characters and the possibility of creating a cartoonthat a child would one day watch and admire became more and more possible with each new skill i acquired.

- WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORKS
Wanting to give myself an escape from reality inspires my work, my fantasies and those of the
people aroun me inspire my creativity

- DO YOU SPECIALIZE OR DIVERSIFY IN YOUR FIELD
I have a day job, animation and illustration was a passion and hobby that became a side hustle and i hope it will eventually become my full time profession

- HOW MANY GAMES/CLIPS HAVE YOU MADE AND WHICH IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
I've mostly worked on my animatedseries ORISA: Prince Kori and a few viral animation short comedies

- PERSONALLY WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Finishing

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
When i decided to start making short comedies my theme was 'relatable content' so society playedthe biggest role in the creative process.

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN ANIMATORS
Seeing as i have not really had any experience with game devs i would say the support atmosphere could use a lot of work

- WHAT'S THE MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING AN ANIMATOR
Getting to bring smiles to people's faces with your work and seeing aspiring animators
begin to believe that they could actually create their own content

- MENTION ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
Story telling and visual effects, i hope to one day raise the bar on story telling and visual effects in the industry

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Elogie Nelson (Gamer)

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Elogie Nelson (Gamer)


QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I’m a full time medical student, but I spend most time gaming

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT
I was learning new skill moves in fifa, and I realize they all came to me pretty easy, I can perform almost every skill move in the game

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
Not really, but I do have some friends who are better than me and I wanna be just as good

- MENTION YOUR CURRENT FAVORITE GAME
Fifa!!

- HOW OFTEN DO YOU STREAM AND WHAT'S YOUR EPIC GAMING MOMENT
I don’t stream yet, but I upload fifa content daily on Instagram and TikTok
Epic gaming moments are all on my Instagram reels

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
We’re not able to participate in big tournaments and event because our country doesn’t take the gaming industry seriously

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN GAMERS
Not sure about other games but I know fifa players in Nigeria love and respect each other

- MOST REWARDING PART OF WHAT YOU DO
Adrenaline pump after you come off a sweaty set or score a ridiculous goal

- MOST CLICHE THING YOU HAVE COME ACROSS IN YOUR FIELD
Can't think of any

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
I hope to improve my consistency, I get tired of playing sometimes

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Kwabena Opoku-Fofie (Gamer)

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Kwabena Opoku-Fofie (Gamer)


QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Everyone calls me Nana. I was born and raised in the Jane & Finch area in Toronto, Canada. I'm of Ghanaian descent & proud. I'm most known for rapping. Rapping and Gaming was me growing up.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT
I've always been super creative. I have a background in film so I'm guessing that also helps me in creating my gaming content, my art. It's just something that comes to me. All the different sub stories, the main story, nothing is written down. I play the game, if I like what I did I save it, I look at the video and BAM I'm like I'm going to do this and I do it. No script nothing. However, I will say my daughter helped me with a main story arch of .

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
My cousin . He's one of the most humble humans when needed be. Then I have and

- YOUR CURRENT FAV GAMES
I don't play a lot of games now cause of time restrictions. So just Warzone or COD.

- HOW OFTEN DO YOU STREAM AND WHAT'S YOUR EPIC GAMING MOMENT
I don't stream yet. Most epic moment is borrowing Mortal Kombat and his NES from my friend years ago when I was 13, going home & practicing; coming back a week later & busting his ass 😂.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
Well now being in the midst of a pandemic.. With everyone being home most of the time what else is there to do but eat Jollof Rice & game lol.

- IS THERE A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN GAMERS
Yes I do. However, I feel that black Gamers kind of get overlooked. Which is one of my main reasons for starting The Black Hearts of Destruction. I want to shine a light on black Gamers. We need more black gaming leagues, professional teams and content.

- MOST REWARDING PART OF WHAT YOU DO
Being able to provide AWESOME contents for everyone. I really hope people are enjoying Jack & Cynthia's banters.

- MOST CLICHE THING YOU HAVE COME ACROSS IN YOUR FIELD
"We can't be Gamers & healthy at the same time". I'm a gym guy & not a couch potato.

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
The representation of black people in gaming.

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Harrison Ikenna (Comics)
Cosmic land studios

QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I'm the ceo of cosmic land studios aka Harrison prime. Cosmic land studios is a moving ship, plane and space mothership we are using to take this characters, contents and wonderful story to the world.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR BRAND
I have always dream of having my own comics company as a kid; I got connected to work with Mr jide olusanya back in his company Quartermax Media, for 4 years. I got bored, wanted to make money so I quit started mine

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
I like Stanley, of epoch studios, of spoof animation.

- DESCRIBE YOUR KINDA CONTENTS
My main goal is to create the best content and stories to inspire & teach the young adults to believe in themselves not to look up and depend on others to cause changes but themselves. And so I am using these characters to tell the best stories, inspire them in every possible way. I believe one day these characters are going to be icons and inspiration for generations to come.

- WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Every part is demanding, our main goal is to give the best, every part is very important.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
The only thing affecting me is the way we get our payments from our clients abroad which is mostly interrupted by the rules of our CBN. Whatever they decide affects us or makes us find favour in their decisions.

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN COMIC BRANDS
Of course yes there is.

- MOST REWARDING PART OF WHAT YOU DO
Getting a project done that inspires people,nothing so rewarding than satisfying our clients and satisfying our audience they are the one that makes us still remain in this business.

- MOST CLICHE THING YOU HAVE COME ACROSS IN YOUR FIELD
😂😂 Everybody wants to tell African stories in Africa. everybody are running in one direction so I decided to stand out, leaving those stories for those who want to. I don't like running among the crowd

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
Fast growth in exposing comic books to young audience in the count

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Akpa Victor Samuel (Gamer)

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Akpa Victor Samuel (Gamer)


QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Introvert who's always loved the art in video games, a student who still puts gaming on the top tier, no matter how busy I am, I still play something, I'm from Ebonyi state, Nigeria, reside in Port Harcourt, a weird Introvert with a wide and weird sense of humor

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT
I discovered my love when I was feeling depressed and almost alone, it become my therapy, so I do it for the love of it.

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
I have a few content creators who I give max respect, mentioning a few are shroud, stealthgamerbr, theRadbrad and Vanoss, they've really made me smile, laugh and genuinely happy.

- YOUR CURRENT FAVORITE GAMES
I just play and record a few clips, edit the awesome parts and upload, I've had so many epic gaming moments, can't even start picking.

- HOW OFTEN DO YOU STREAM AND WHAT'S YOUR EPIC GAMING MOMENT
I stream quite often...

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
My society sees gaming as a waste of time, and thus, don't give much attention or the deserving respect, but there are a few good gamers around, I really don't care though, as an Introvert, the society's opinion doesn't really bug me when it comes to gaming.

- IS THERE A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN GAMERS
There's little or no support for gamers, as a Pc gamer, everything seem to be expensive

- MOST REWARDING PART OF WHAT YOU DO
It makes me REALLY happy, I really don't know what I'd be doing if I'm not gaming, it helps maintain my sanity in this insane world

- MOST CLICHE THING YOU HAVE COME ACROSS IN YOUR FIELD
😂 Almost everyone settles for a controller when they're gaming, and uhm, I'm a Keyboard and mouse gamer, and they're like how do you even use this?
Oh, I didn't even notice it,

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON
Bringing to awareness the beauty in gaming, I hope to improve the idea that people have that gaming is a waste of time by proving them wrong

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Joseph Ngozi Ulonna (Comics)
JEmpire

QUESTIONS
- TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
My Name is Joseph Ngozi Ulonna Aka joewizzy I'm the president of J.empire studios.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR BRAND
I thought life is over for me untill I read the Bible that night it was a scripture that was talking about (PUT ON THE OWE AMOUR OF GOD). I Thought about it many times then God gave me the idea to use that word to create characters that's how all my comic characters came to life.

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR
STAN LEE, creator of Marvel comic and of course the MCU.

- IN YOUR OWN WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR KINDA CONTENTS
So far we have a lot of content to offer the world. Black c**k, Silver stone, Blood wolf and many more are available for sale

- PERSONALLY WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
For example I have finished
Flying blade which have up to 4 issues. Ejiofor, Metal king, black c**k, Alliance of Heroes.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
Well I believe one thing the country that we live in don't value comic books and which is very disappointing but there's always a solution to every problem I believe to win the hearts of people in our society is the make an animation projects which I'm on it as we speak, and to involve in more important projects like video games animation and so on then people will go for them and your industry spreads both in our society and globally.

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN COMIC BRANDS
Yes because most of our comic creators are doing there very best to make the comic industry work and so I'm I also because if we don't, all our efforts will be for nothing.

- MOST REWARDING PART OF WHAT YOU DO
People around the world love all my characters and they also wants to work with me too.

- MOST CLICHE THING YOU HAVE COME ACROSS IN YOUR FIELD
Not fulfilling my dreams as an artist a creator and a mentor to other generations to come.

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON
Is to go beyond comics & animation. I want to challenge j.empire studios to become an empire which people will look up to

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Ebenezer Gasonoo (Game Dev)


QUESTIONS
- TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF
I am Nomak, I am a game journalist and a hobbyist game dev from Tema.

- WHAT DROVE YOU INTO DISCOVERING YOUR KIND OF CRAFT
I am a very creative person who loves who how there is so much to show from our side of the world but however it feels like no one is showing that we have gamers too here. Somehow gamers in africa is non existent to the outside world.

- IN YOUR OWN WORDS DESCRIBE WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORKS
My home, my country there is many tribes and stories you hear that inspires, captivates and motivates you.

- DO YOU SPECIALIZE OR DIVERSIFY IN YOUR FIELD
Diversify.

- HOW MANY GAMES/CLIPS HAVE YOU MADE AND WHICH IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
Oh quiet a lot but my favourite is the game I made with my team during COVID last year for a gameathon

- PERSONALLY WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Starting cos there is so many ideas to just pick one out is so damn hard.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
Oh with the stories to tell and games to make and report, most gamers here are looking for something relatable

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN GAME DEVS
Not there isn't.

- WHAT'S THE MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING A GAME DEV
Seeing someone play your game and enjoy it. It makes you feel a certain accomplishment

- MENTION ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
The mentality of the general public on the idea of gaming.

Game Review
QUEEN AMINA ⭐⭐ (2/5)
Testers on this review (6)

I will start off by saying we at GNC respect the work and dedication put into every game we come across or review. There's a popular saying in Nigeria "If you think say e dey easy go do am". In other words, don't undermine people's labour. But sentiments asides, these apps are created fully for the intention to satisfy a target gaming audience and our job at GNC is to create an unbiased review so as to help the developers consider what to modify, add or subtract to keep creating the best experience for their audience.

About Game
So prior to actually playing the game I barely knew anything about the character Queen Amina. Developed by Bison Play BisonPlay the game concept originates from a Northern Nigerian female character who in summary is the wonder woman of her time... well even till now. 😌 Had to go back to the history books cause of this game and I must commend the developers for that initiative. It's time our African roots and legends are immortalized in more ways than one in this 21st century. The game was released early 2021 & available on both Google and Apple stores.

Pros ➕
- Historical reference is pretty dope, a game that teaches you something new asides combo move is educational 👌🏾
- The game's OSTs are really cool, the beautiful made it a vibe.
- Controls and combos are simple and pretty straight forward
- The graphics are 2D and are ok

Cons ➖
- Unless you're big on 2D adventure games, there isn't much to enjoy long term in this game for now
- There are bugs experienced both in the active gameplay scenes and some during purchasing the full game version. Devs should fix that up when releasing next update
- More combo options would be nice

Miscellaneous ⚠️ (Banter from the team)
- Modify the story to accommodate more chapters, modes and villains (Kenny)
- I think it's cool, reminds me of Prince of Persia it just needs more combos, moves and chapters (Bee)
- The jumping power is 🤦🏾‍♂️ (Kenny)
- After playing two chapters, I'm left wanting more (Amy)
- I actually enjoyed the game but for the bugs (Kami)

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Oyakhire Aaron (Visual Artist)

aaron_rondo

GNC SPOTLIGHT
Oyakhire Aaron (Visual Artist)



QUESTIONS
- TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF
My name is Aaron Oyakhire, I'm a flipbook artist who resides in Washington state.

- HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR CRAFT
If you check my very first posts on instagram, you'll find out that I was never a flipbook artist. I was originally doing paintings, portraits, etc. After a couple of years doing that. I wanted to do something different, something that stood out from the ordinary. So one day, I was brainstorming and came about the flipbook idea. I did some research and found out that I wasn't the only person doing this. I decided to put my own spin on it.

- DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR, IF SO WHO
I don't have a mentor, however, my idol is Stan Lee.

- WHAT INSPIRES YOUR WORKS
People's reaction towards my art inspires me.

- IN YOUR OWN WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR KINDA CONTENTS
My content is bringing art to life by mashing up music, cartoon characters, sports, stories and entertainment.

- PERSONALLY WHICH ASPECT IS DEMANDING; STARTING OR FINISHING A PROJECT
Starting my projects is definitely the hardest part of my projects. Coming up with the visuals in my head can be quite challenging sometimes.

- HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR SOCIETY AFFECTS YOUR INDUSTRY
People love to be entertained and escape reality even if it's for a couple of seconds. My art gives that wow factor, and gets my audience wanting more.

- DO YOU FEEL THERE'S A GOOD SUPPORT ATMOSPHERE IN THE ART INDUSTRY
To be honest there is, but there is still room for improvement.

- WHAT'S THE MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING AN ARTIST
I can express my ideas however I want and whenever I want.

- ONE THING YOU HOPE TO IMPROVE ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY
I want to take my art to the next level and be more confident with my works.