Eyram Tawia

Eyram Tawia is the co-founder and CEO of Leti Arts. As an experienced game developer, Eyram believes that Africa can make a salient contribution to the world of game development and preserve culture through this. He has pioneered developing the gaming industry in Africa with Leti Arts. Eyram believes preserving cultural diversity through gaming and entertainment is very important and aims to prove this by creating world class games and comics using African talent. He has been the lead consultant on several gamification projects with USAID, JHPIEGO, UNDP, GIZ and many global NGOS implementing serious games in Africa. He's won several awards for his work in the African video game development space, a frequent speaker at game conferences globally and a Lecturer of Game Design at Ashesi University and an author with his book Uncompromising Passion documenting his Journey as an African video game developer.

Publications

Africa and the Global Video Games Industry: Ties, Tensions, and Tomorrow
Africa and the Global Video Games Industry: Ties, Tensions, and Tomorrow
Lloyd G. Adu Amoah, Eyram Tawia. © 2024. 18 pages.
This chapter provides a state-of-the art account(their creation, logics and play) of video games in Africa by explicating its ties, tensions and possibilities vis-à-vis the wider...