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Video games in Africa is a sector that emerged from 1994, when the first independent studio in Africa, Celestial Games, established to South Africa. The sector then developed slowly with the establishment of Ubisoft in Casablanca, Morocco in 1998 and the creation of local companies such as Madiba Olivier, creator of Aurion: The Legacy of the Kori-Odan, by Wesley Kirinya who designs the first African 3D independent game, Adventures of Nyangi[1] · [2] · [3] · [4] or the Malagasy studio Lomay, creator of the racing game Gazkar[5]. The first initiatives and the democratisation of smartphones and internet access then allow new projects to see the day[6].

History

The history of the video game industry on the African continent began in 1996 with the release on DOS by Celestial Games, the first African video game studio, of Toxic Bunny, the first African video game. This platformer puts the player in the shoes of Toxic, a mutant rabbit who seeks to find the person responsible for the chaos on Terre[7] · [8].

In 1998, Ubisoft opened in Casablanca, Morocco, the first video game studio in North Africa[7] · [9] · [10]. The studio is constituted in 2010 of 150 employees[11].

In 2000, Ubisoft Casablanca was released on PC, Nintendo 64, and Dreamcast, Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers, the first African 3D video game, also the first African video game to be licensed by a video game console constructor[12] · [13].

In 2002, I-Imagine Interactive, a South African studio created in 1999 by Dan Wagner[14] was released on Xbox[14] · [15] · [7], Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver. Later some other video games are developed by the studio (including Final Armada released in 2007 on PS2 and PSP[16] · [17]) but they do not achieve the expected success, which causes the expatriation of most employees. In 2009, Football Genius: The Ultimate Quiz was released on Xbox 360, the studio’s latest video game, which has since been inactive.

In 2007, Wesley Kirinya (founder of the studio Gwimgrafx Studios), released Adventures of Nyangi, the first Kenyan video game, also the first independent African video game in 3D[1] · [2] · [3] · [4]. This game puts the player in the shoes of Nyangi, a woman who must find rare African artifacts.

In 2013, the studio Cyan Girls (composed of 3 engineers from the Ecole Polytechnique de Dakar)[18] · [19] released Dakar Madness, the first Senegalese videogame[20] · [21] · [22].

In May 2014, Nelli Studio released e-Fanorona. This mobile video game is a digital adaptation of the fanorona, a traditional Malagasy board game[23].

On May 9, 2015, Ousseynou Khadim Bèye, an engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique de Dakar and the Ecole Centrale de Lyon released Cross Dakar City. This 2D mobile game tackles societal issues by putting the player in the shoes of Mamadou, a talibé child in search of his biological parents[24] · [25] · [26].

In June 2015, the studio Black Division Games released on mobile, Nairobi X, the first independent African video game judged to be of professional quality. This apocalyptic first-person shooter video game offers the player to play as a soldier member of one of the elite Kenyan units and fighting against aliens came to retrieve a powerful weapon located in the dome of the Kenyatta International Conference Center and then destroy the world. The video game has been a huge success with over 21,000 downloads in two months[27] · [28].

In December 2015, LimPio Studio released The Boy In Savannah, the first Togolese video game. This 2D adventure game offers the player to play as a little boy who evolves in the savannah. The second version of the game, available on Android, was released in October 2016[29] · [30].

On April 14, 2016, after 13 years of development, the studio Kiro'o Games released on the platform Steam, Aurion: The Legacy of the Kori-Odan, the first Cameroonian videogame[31] · [32]. The studio at the origin of the game had a hard time becoming operational, about 10 years, encountering problems with internet access and electrification[32]. Olivier Madiba, at the origin of the project, explains that it is a "fantasy" game quite different from the usual games of the genre, since the theme is that of African roots. Twenty-five designers and programmers participated in the project[33]. The game was released thanks to a call for contributions launched in mid-2013 that raised 120 million CFA francs, or about 183,000 euros[33] · [32] · [7].

On June 13, 2016, Ubisoft closed its studio of 48 employees based in Casablanca. The studio had participated in the creation of thirty games[9] · [7].

On August 26, 2016, Mahaman Sani Housseyni Issa (founder of the MOGMedia Design studio), a young Nigerian graphic designer, released The Heroes of the Sahel, the first Nigerian video game. This 2D action game playable on Android offers the player to play as "Shamsou", a superhero wearing a tunic in the colors of the Nigerian national flag and using solar energy to fight his enemies[34] · [35] · [36]. The game has had some success, with 4,000 downloads in the first 2 weeks of its release[34], and nearly 10,000 downloads in two years[37]. The Heroes of the Sahel is later declined in "Shamsou the sun warrior", a cartoon that tells in detail the origin of the superhero[38]. An animated film is also being produced in Niger by the studio MOGMedia Design (studio of the young graphic designer) and the studio GLADISK (studio of Galadima Issaka, the childhood friend of the graphic designer)[39] · [40]. MOGMedia Design will subsequently release 3 other games: KASHE MACIZAI[41] · [42], released on April 27, 2017, Dan Kwarai[43], released on June 12, 2017, and JIRGUIN KASSA[44], released on February 6, 2018, before being finally followed by ReiviloDius Art, a second Nigerian studio that will publish on April 14, 2018 its game SODJA[45] · [46].

Media and events

Industry

Studios and developers

Practice and training

References

Appendices

Bibliography

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  12. ^ "Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers - Premier jeu 3D développé en Afrique". The Cutting Room Floor.
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  23. ^ "E-fanorona, la « fierté » de l'île Rouge". Le Monde.
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  27. ^ "« Nairobi X », le premier jeu vidéo africain, conçu au Kenya". Le Monde.
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  31. ^ Mathieu Olivier (18 February 2016). "Aurion, le jeu vidéo 100% camerounais du studio Kiro'o Games, sortira le 14 avril". jeuneafrique.com.
  32. ^ a b c Mathieu Olivier (15 May 2015). "Jeu vidéo : Aurion, un Fantasy à l'africaine". jeuneafrique.com.
  33. ^ a b Rodrigue Loué. "Aurion, le premier jeu vidéo produit en Afrique centrale". fr.africanews.com.
  34. ^ a b "Qui se cache derrière « Les Héros du Sahel », le premier jeu vidéo 100% nigérien ? – JeuneAfrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com. jeuneafrique1. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018..
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  37. ^ "Les Héros du Sahel, près de 10 000 téléchargements en deux ans". Med1 News.
  38. ^ "Shamsou - Bande dessinée". MOGMedia Design. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  39. ^ "Shamsou - film d'animation". MOGMedia Design. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  40. ^ "Shamsou - film d'animation - Africanews". Africanews.
  41. ^ "KASHE MACIZAI - 2ème jeu nigérien". MOGMedia Design. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  42. ^ "KASHE MACIZAI - 2ème jeu nigérien - Jeune Afrique". Jeune Afrique.
  43. ^ "Dan Kwarai - 3ème jeu nigérien". MOGMedia Design. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  44. ^ "JIRGUIN KASSA - 4ème jeu nigérien". MOGMedia Design. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  45. ^ "SODJA - 5ème jeu nigérien". ReiviloDius Art. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  46. ^ "SODJA - 5ème jeu nigérien sur ZakiGames". ReiviloDius Art. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
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