GamesConnect Africa – gamescom dev Scholarship for African Gaming Professionals
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TLDR
- Narratify Agency and W Love Games are currently seeking sponsors and ecosystem partners to help fund African developers’ participation at Gamescom this August.
- Sponsors receive visibility through the W Love Games booth during Gamescom and continued exposure during Helsinki Games Week later this year, while enabling African studios to engage directly with publishers, platform.
- Alongside this effort, the GamesConnect Africa – gamescom dev Scholarship, supported through the Goethe-Institut’s ecosystem initiatives, continues to demonstrate what meaningful industry development looks like.
- By providing selected African gaming professionals with travel, accommodation, and access to gamescom dev and its business networking programme, the scholarship removes many of the financial barriers that have.
- The African gaming ecosystem will not reach its potential if international stages remain accessible only to the fortunate few.