Upper One Games, LLC.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS - Indigenous-owned video game company by Cook Inlet Tribal Council - Brief article

Cook Inlet Tribal Council, along with development and publishing partner E-Line Media, announce the launch of the first indigenous-owned video game company in the United States--Upper One Games, LLC--during the 10th Annual Games For Change Festival.

Through Upper One Games, Cook Inlet Tribal Council is embracing technology and new media to preserve and share Alaska Native culture, giving new meaning to the oral tradition of storytelling, and offering exciting new ways to engage and motivate youth throughout the world.

The drive for sustainability and empowerment of Alaska Native youth are at the core of what led Cook Inlet Tribal Council to invest in video games.

In this unique partnership with E-Line Media, Upper One Games will co-develop and publish a variety of innovative, impact-focused commercial games that cross both the formal and informal...