In this episode, we sit down with Joanna Oluoch, Game Developer and Founder of Sike Studio whose journey into games began in an unexpected place: Mechatronics Engineering!

After teaching herself programming and balancing a semiconductor engineering internship with a game development bootcamp, Joanna made the leap into the games industry and has since become the Creative Director behind ARGO, an augmented reality experience inspired by Kenya's Oloolua Forest.

We talk about career pivots, building games as love letters to cultural experiences, the opportunities and challenges of developing in Africa, and why emerging technologies like AR can create entirely new ways to tell stories.

From GameUp Africa Bootcamp to Tiny Baby Crown Studios to international residencies and exhibitions, Joanna shares her experiences navigating the indu ...