Lual Mayen

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Lual Mayen
Born (1993-11-04) 4 November 1993 (age 28)[1]
Aswa, South Sudan[2]
OccupationVideo game developer[3]

Lual Mayen is a South Sudanese video game developer and video game designer.[4][5] He was born at the Aswa refugee camp in Sudan.[2] In 1993,[6] his family relocated to a refugee camp in Uganda.[2][7][1] He was born into a family of seven.[1][8][9]

Career[]

Mayen is known for creating .[10][11][12][13][14][15] During The Game Awards 2019 in Los Angeles, Mayen announced the video game Salaam.[16]

Video games[]

His first game Salaam ("Peace"; 2018) is about protecting communities.[17][18][19] It was premiered on 13 December 2019 at the Game Awards 2019.[20]

Publications[]

Honors[]

  • Global Gaming Citizen at 2018 Game Awards, Los Angeles.[23][24][25]
  • CNN Champions for Change 2020.[26][27]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Andrejev, Alex. "Once he was a refugee. Now he's a CEO making video games for peace" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ a b c Mohamed Malim. "Lual Mayen: Entrepreneur, Game Developer and South Sudanese Refugee". Epimonia. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. ^ "Ugandan man creates video game to educate world about refugees". 13 Wham. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. ^ Emily Vaughn. "A Kid In A Refugee Camp Thought Video Games Fell From Heaven. Now He Makes Them". NPR. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ The Washington Post. "Former refugee Lual Mayen says video games like Salaam can encourage empathy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ^ Al-Naimi, Reem Shaddad,Jawahir. "The peace games: Dreaming big for South Sudan's youth". www.aljazeera.com.
  7. ^ Kylie Kiunguyu. "Meet Lual Mayen a South Sudanese refugee turned gaming CEO". This is Africa. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  8. ^ "Video: Gaming for good: Lual Mayen". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  9. ^ "Global Gaming Citizen Lual Mayen launches Kickstarter for Salaam, a game about peace". VentureBeat. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  10. ^ BBC Reporter. "Creating a video game in a refugee camp". BBC. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  11. ^ Dean Takahashi. "Global Gaming Citizen Lual Mayen launches Kickstarter for Salaam, a game about peace". Venture Beat. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  12. ^ Physicians Weekly Reporter. "Video game developer Lual Mayen, 25, who learned to code". Physicians Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  13. ^ Jan Crawford. "Former refugee develops video game that puts you in search of peace". CBS News. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  14. ^ ABC News Videos. "Gaming for good: Lual Mayen". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  15. ^ Andrea Rincón. "Lual Mayen creó un videojuego para mostrar la cruda realidad de los migrantes". France24. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  16. ^ "Lual Mayen Announces Salaam At The Game Awards 2019". YouTube. 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  17. ^ "2019 Game Awards live updates!". Comics Beat. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  18. ^ "A Kid In A Refugee Camp Thought Video Games Fell From Heaven. Now He Makes Them". North Country Public Radio. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  19. ^ "The Game Awards 2019 live report". Euro Gamer. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  20. ^ Live, Washington Post. "Transcript: The Power of Play: Video Games and Esports" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  21. ^ "The peace games: Dreaming big for South Sudan's youth". Aljazeera. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  22. ^ "South Sudanese app developer seeks to promote peace". AA. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  23. ^ Fingerlakes Reporter. "Lual Mayen: A Game Developer's Inspirational Journey". Fingerlakes. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  24. ^ Takahashi, Dean (23 March 2019). "Lual Mayen: From refugee to game developer". VentureBeat. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  25. ^ Obele, Leo (6 December 2018). "The Game Awards 2019: Recognizing This Year's Global Gaming Citizens". Facebook. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Intellasia East Asia News - CNN's 'Tech for Good' spotlights the people using technology to empower themselves and others".
  27. ^ Ryan Bergeron. "How this man is using video games to help refugees". CNN.

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