The panel discussions aim to explore diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry and seek to cater for people interested in e-sport, game development, and game like applications.
“Accessibility is currency”, as the slogan says. Discussing the challenges to accessibility and how it affect the game ecosystem at large.
Moderation
Ben Myres is the CEO and Creative Director of Johannesburg-based games studio, Nyamakop. In 2018 they released Semblance, which became the first African developed game to ever release on a Nintendo console. Ben previously was the Program Manager for A MAZE. / Johannesburg and lectured game design at Wits University. He has been included on Mail and Guardian's 'Top 200 Young South Africans', Design Indaba's 'Emerging Creatives', and Forbes Africa's '30 under 30' lists for his work.
Panelists
Tiana, better known as
PandaTi Gaming on the online streets, is a content creator for NiBBLE Esports and makes "Let's Play" videos on YouTube.
“Gaming has always been a huge passion of mine, and being able to combine that with entertaining others has been amazing."
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Sylvia "QueenArrow" Gathoni is an esports athlete and content creator from Kenya. Her game of specialization is Tekken 7. Her professional journey began in 2017 and she has since made several achievements in the gaming and esports scene, the most recent ones being listed as part of the Forbes 30 under 30 Class of 2022 and being a gold medallist at the CANOC Esports Series in Guadeloupe. She is also a member of the Athletes, Players and Communities Commission of the Global Esports Federation.
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Limpho Moeti is a business developer for Nyamakop, which is developing African-inspired video games for a global audience. She has previously worked at Free Lives (Broforce, Gorn) and was deputy festival director of South Africa's playful media festival, Playtopia. In her spare time she thinks of ways to smash the patriarchy, topple capitalism and what her true Dungeons and Dragons alignment is. She is definitely not a robot sent from the future to destroy human but her boss did call her the nuclear bomb of bizdev.
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Neo Sibeko is the editor of TheOverclocker Magazine, its website and YouTube channel. He mainly covers PC gaming hardware, peripherals, related technology, and games. His goal has always been to share the wonders of gaming and PC gaming related hardware to as many as possible, especially in South Africa. All founded in the belief that joy lies in the relationship one has with their gaming and PC hardware, as opposed to the technical abilities of the hardware or device. Neo Sibeko’s journey with TheOverclocker spans over a decade and in that time, he travelled the world and lived abroad pursuing this passion. He has organised many PC DIY and overclocking events, and at one point was the highest ranked overclocker in South Africa. Outside of his passion for PC technology, he is an anime snob and, of course, an avid gamer.
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Register to attend the #EveryGamerCounts: Accessibility in E-sport and Gaming Panel Discussion
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About the project
#EveryGamerCounts aims to strengthen the inclusion, networking and visibility of underrepresented groups in the South African gaming scene and creates platforms that put the issue of diversity up for discussion.
By organising game jams and panel discussions, where experts from all over the world discuss current issues in e-sports and the gaming community, it seeks to challenge existing stereotypes and raise awareness of obstacles faced by women, minorities and people with disabilities in the industry.
Together, we are thus working for more equal opportunities to contribute to a higher proportion of women, minorities and underrepresented groups in the computer games industry and to more diversity in computer games in the medium term.
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