Temitope Olujobi is a Queer Nigerian-American Architect turned Game Designer originally from the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. They are the first ever Barlovento Foundation Scholar and seeks to continue the foundation’s mission of making games more inclusive through the themes in their work.
Temi’s first big fully fledged, realized game exploring the intersections of Architecture, Narrative and Restorative Justice called Edge of Healing was showcased at a Different Games Festival (Boston, Mass) and the Game Developers of Color Conference (New York City, NY) selection. Temi’s digital artworks have been exhibited in galleries and books including the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center (Austin, Texas), The New York City Storefront for Art and Architecture (New York, NY) and The Architecture of Closed Worlds, Or What is the Power of Shit? (written by Lydia Kallipoliti).
When Temi is not making or playing games, they are writing about games. Their research on engagement gaming for community planning called Unreal Urbanisms was selected to be presented at the Responsive Cities conference at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain). They received their B.Arch from Syracuse University and their MFA from the Game Center at NYU. They currently reside in Austin, Texas and are working on an unannounced indie game with some incredible folx at Ivy Road Games.
