Events

Talk Title

Game Development 101: A Journey into the World of Game Development.

Talk Details

  • Speaker(s): Jihed Jaouabi, CEO & Oussama Ben Mariem, CTO, Lanterns Studios.
  • DateTuesday 6 February 2024
  • Time14.00 – 15. 00
  • Location: Conference Room, Second Floor, MUST University

Talk Abstract

An introduction to the world of Game Development, the technologies used, the variety of careers it offers, the backgrounds and skills needed to succeed in this field, and the opportunities it provides for software engineering students, artists, and innovators.

Speaker Biography

JihedJ

Jihed Jaouabi is the CEO and co-founder of Lanterns, an independent video game studio focused on narrative video games, XR and Mocap services. He is also the CEO and the Co-Founder of Academy Interactive, a training institute dedicated to video games tuition for both professionals and enthusiasts. During his career, Jihed explored the field of computer engineering as a developer first, UX Designer, then as a project/product manager, before launching his own video game development company.

OussamaBM

Oussama Ben Mariem is the CTO and co-founder of Lanterns, an independent video game studio focused on narrative video games, XR and Mocap services. He is also a Co-Founder of Academy Interactive, a training institute dedicated to video games tuition for both professionals and enthusiasts. During his career, Oussama explored the field of computer engineering as a VR developer before starting his own video game development company.

 

About Lanterns Studios:  Lanterns is an independent video game studio based in Tunis, Tunisia, with a specific focus on narrative and story driven video games, XR and Mocap services. Our mission is to provide compelling and responsible video games to the world. All MUST Students are invited join the event Lanterns Studios are co-organizing and sponsoring this weekend, Global Game Jam Tunisia, it would be a great introduction to the world of game development for everyone, kindly find the link in which students who are willing to participate in the Jam should subscribe to: https://globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/2024/global-game-jam-tunisia-2024
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