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Personifying Southeast Asia In Video Games

Saqina Latif, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Persona Theory Games | Buddy Anwardi, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Persona Theory Games | Ahmad Helmi, Lead Game Programmer, Persona Theory Games

08-Aug-22 21:00

Personifying Southeast Asia In Video Games

Persona Theory Games aims to champion Southeast Asian narratives in the form of engaging, story-driven games. Ahead of the impending release of their upcoming game, Kabaret, we speak to the team to find out what it’s like to be in the industry without any formal background in video game development and what it’s like to make games that are more focused on storytelling.

Image Source: Persona Theory Games

Produced by: Haniff Baharudin, Othniel Ting, Ali Johan, Daryl Ong

Presented by: Ali Johan, Othniel Ting, Haniff Baharudin


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Categories:  gaming

Tags:  Persona Theory Games,  narrative-driven games,  indie,  kabaret,  ubisoft,  tencent,  square enix,  esports,  commonwealth games, 


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