GamersLIVE: Recent Episodes
TimesLIVE Podcasts
GamersLIVE is the gaming vertical we have launched under www.TimesLIVE.co.za where we cover numerous aspects of the South African gaming world , its esports stars, its game developers, and the movers and shakers of its businesses.
In this episode we talk to Chris Heaton, co-founder and managing director of the fresh, home grown app Skrmiish.
The Skrmiish app gives anyone, anywhere the ability to make money on the blockchain playing the games they love, and in the process, democratises the esports and gaming industry. Not sure what all that means? Have a listen.
In this episode we are joined by Gareth Woods, a long time name and face in the South African gaming and esports scene wearing different hats – presenter, shoutcaster, marketer, business owner and all round gaming guru.
His book Go Play Inside: What Video Games Teach Us About The Game Of Life launched earlier in 2021 and in it he shares ten life lessons he has learned playing games while at the same time turning conventional parenting wisdom on its head.
We speak to Johannesburg game developer Thabo Tsolo as he wraps up his first game with partners called Doba Dash - a 3D combat racing game about informal waste pickers or aka street surfers.
We talk about the process of making the game, what it's all about, what it took, and the South African game dev scene at a glance.
Interviewed on Tuesday 8 September, 2020.