53. Gaming For Gospel Translation

In this episode of God on the Move, Luke Richey shares his fascinating journey from a troubled childhood to becoming the founder of Gravity Jack, a company focused on mobile-based augmented reality gaming. The episode delves into how online gaming can be used for gospel translation, particularly through the innovative game 'WarTribe of Binyamin'. Luke discusses the vision behind the game, his profound spiritual experiences, and the incredible way God has guided him to use technology and gaming for evangelism. Join us as we explore the intersection of technology, faith, and mission, and learn about the incredible potential of gaming in reaching unreached languages with the gospel.

 

📚 Links from the Interview

• WarTribe of Binyamin
• Gravity Jack
• Article: Go Into All the World(s): The Gospel in Gaming
• Podcast: Expanding Missions in Minecraft, One Block at a Time
• Podcast: The Digital Harvest: A Vision for Reaching Gamers with the Gospel

 

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🧑‍💻 About Luke 

Luke began coding software at 14 (including work for NASA) and created many successful startups. Notably, he created the first internet news site with a newspaper and co-founded OpenEye, later sold to Alarm.com. After selling his last company to a gaming company in 2007, Luke with his wife, Jen, founded Gravity Jack, with the vision of developing mobile-based augmented reality. The company quickly established itself as a leader in the augmented reality space, boasting a strong patent portfolio, a dedicated research team, and a top-tier client roster.

Luke at 50 years old, has thousands of skydives, loves to get bloody in a cage fight, races his motorcycle in the summer and hurts himself every winter attempting tricks on his snowboard. He has 4 children and 3 grand children. 

Most importantly, Luke was radically born again March 16th 2019, after having miraculous healing encounters with the Father including saving him from suicide, after the healing he was stripped of all the false identities above, in the process of divorce he lost everything false to gain everything true in Jesus. March 17th, 2019 he woke up and was different, so different his family thought he had lost his mind. The Holy Spirit moved to save in his family and restore his marriage, all of his children and their spouses now also serve Christ.

He gave his life, business, children and every effort to the only One worthy - Jesus. He considers their secular company Gravity Jack, and their current game project WarTribe of Binyamin a sheep in wolves clothing. Orchestrated from the beginning to infiltrate the enemy's territory and spread the Gospel via a game.

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