The Department of Information Technology (IT) at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) in partnership with the leading publisher of social games and interactive content in Africa, Carry 1st, hosted Gamification Day, featuring internationally acclaimed South African rapper, Nasty C, at the Ritson Campus Exam Hall in Durban on Saturday, 26 November 2022.
Nasty C playing against the participants at the event.
DUT students, staff and guests had a chance to download the Call of Duty: Mobile (COD:M) which is a free-to-play game developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Activision for Android and iOS. It was released on 01 October 2019. This was one of the largest mobile game launches in history, generating over 270 million downloads within a year. It is currently one of the Top10 mobile games in the world.
According to Information Technology Senior Lecturer at DUT, Mr Ebrahim Asmal, the aim of the event was to encourage the game’s growth
DUT Senior IT lecturer, Mr Ebrahim Asmal with Nasty C.
and to showcase gaming talent in the country, to global corporations. The event was a huge success with over 200 people attending and participating in the online gaming event.
“At the event, all participants downloaded the game and played against one another for fun and for specific prizes such as COD: Mobile branded merchandise. We featured a guest appearance from Nasty C, who is one of the top musicians in South Africa. Participants had the opportunity to meet Nasty C, played the game against him and took pictures too,” added Mr Asmal.
Furthermore, Mr Asmal highlighted that connecting all participants with the game and the competitive ecosystem will boost the possibilities of a robust professional playing career for the guests who attended. Mr Asmal believes that this event exposed gamers to possible careers in the future, which is in line with the DUT ENVISION2030 of producing graduates that are creative, innovative, entrepreneurial and adaptive to changes in the world.
Pictured: Nasty C with participants at the event.
Simangele Zuma
