JOHANNESBURG, March 1 ― Two manga-like avatars lock swords against a comic strip backdrop, as Alexander Poone explains the different worlds ofThe 27-year-old from Johannesburg is showcasing his creation at the annual Africa Games Week taking place in Cape Town.
There's “a lot of content that is new and not been fully explored yet,” said Poone, founder of Dream Shards. Burdened with poverty and infrastructure problems such as reliable telecoms and electricity supply, Africa traditionally lagged far behind other continents in gaming.