Leyla Johnson, a Lebanese American video game developer specializing in historical strategy games and CEO of Mohawk Games, joins Lexie to discuss growing up in Lebanon with a love for history, learning all about Cyrus the Great and conducting historical research for her video game “Old World”, and working with a composer to achieve an ancient sounding and culturally appropriate game soundtrack. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify.

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Check out Mohawk’s latest game “Old World”: https://mohawkgames.com/oldworld/

Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.