Embracing Boldness | Limpho Moeti
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Embracing Boldness | Limpho Moeti
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In episode 3 Susan talks with Limpho Moeti, South African producer, business developer, Playtopia co-founder, and the first IGDA chair from the global south, about how she’s spent her career making things happen for other developers. Limpho describes her path from theater, film, and comics into games via Free Lives and Nyamakop, where she supported community meetups, game jams, and biz dev. She advocates for developers outside North America and Europe, highlighting barriers in South Africa and across Africa: limited access to tools, internet, and career pathways; high hardware costs; small, historically white industry; funding and data gaps; monetization challenges; and limited government support. Moeti emphasizes community, kindness, mentorship, and “finding your people” as elements to finding success.
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:48) - Sponsors and Partners
- (01:36) - Meet Limpho Moeti
- (03:22) - The Connector Mindset
- (06:16) - The “Hunger” for Non-Western Stories; Advocating for African Games
- (08:12) - Breaking into Games
- (10:17) - Barriers in the African Video Games Industry
- (15:57) - Mission, Ubuntu & Leadership
- (23:10) - Kindness and Community
- (25:11) - Mentors
- (27:27) - Belonging and Confidence
- (29:40) - Why Lead and Advocate; Building a Safer Industry
- (36:56) - The Future
- (40:47) - Key Take Aways
- (43:19) - Where to find Limpho
- (44:41) - Thank you!
Guest Bio: Limpho Moeti is a South African game producer, business developer, community organizer, and the Chair of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), and is the first person from the global south to hold that role. She has worked with studios including Free Lives and Nyamakop, helped create and run the Playtopia indie games and playful media festival in Cape Town, and is a consistent champion for developers across Africa and beyond.
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This episode is sponsored by The University of Miami, School of Communications and the Knight Foundation