by RJ Shara | May 4, 2021 | Startups
Africa is the last frontier for basically anything. Mobile gaming is no exception. For a continent that is home to more than 1 billion millennials and Gen Zers, mobile gaming has never really picked up, despite the continent witnessing rapid economic growth and smartphone adoption. Two issues have proved detrimental to this growth: distribution and […] …
by RJ Shara | Nov 10, 2020 | Startups
While there were risks to gaming, the large and growing market size, resilient financial design and high engagement rates were compelling enough to look previous them. As somebody who has actually been in edtech for almost 20 years, this sounds like the precise minute to capitalize on all the newly found interest. I first got into edtech in high school, when a friend and I established EasyBib, a website that assisted trainees point out sources for their documents. At the time, we were simply students who felt there had to be a better method than formatting tiresome citations for research documents by hand. Edtech that’s part of the curriculum likewise has high engagement. The strengths of edtech can also be its disadvantages, especially for a start-up….
by RJ Shara | May 8, 2020 | Startups
As the facilities for establishing games becomes advanced, studios have turned to purchasing best-in-class technology from others rather of developing everything from scratch (typically with inferior quality). This shift underpinned Unity’s increase as the most popular game engine. The current focus on games as ever-evolving social hubs that can stay popular for a decade […] All this means more chance for startups (and large incumbents) that supply new tools and platforms to video game designers and gamers. I’m always rooting for the startup, but some of the pricey and truly huge facilities obstacles seem unlikely to be resolved by a startup, especially where the incumbents have a lead in time, money and the workers they’re tossing at the problem. This shift underpinned Unity’s increase as the most popular game engine….
by RJ Shara | Mar 19, 2020 | Startups
As a former Jam City executive, Jill Wilson led teams behind some of the top-grossing gaming franchises, like Cookie Jam and Panda Pop. Now she’s running her own startup, Robin Games, where a team of mostly women is working to create a new niche in mobile entertainment they’re calling “lifestyle gaming.” As the name implies, […] …
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