

Curated by Sharna Jackson

“Ensemble aims to inspire the next generation of game developers from all backgrounds, offering a fresh angle on game development as a creative process. Diverse talents and perspectives are vital for building more diverse digital worlds and creating the games of the future.”
Ensemble 2020
Abubakar Salim
BAFTA-nominated Actor/Producer launching his own games studio
Adrian Hon
Catherine Unger
Freelance 2D Artist/ Art Director who has worked with Nintendo, State of Play and Broken Rule
Corey Brotherson
Writer, editor and creative consultant for games, comics and TV
Elle Osili-Wood
Editor-in-Chief for Glass House Games and and presenter of video game content for the BBC.
Nida Ahmad
UX designer and researcher integrating scientific user research and UX processes in mobile games and advocating for accessible and player-centered design.
Nihal Tharoor
Interactive writer and co-founder of Electric Noir Studios, working on BAFTA-nominated interactive crime drama Dead Man’s Phone
Rosemary Buahin
Games Category Lead for Xbox, Vice Chair of BAME in Games and a board trustee for Into Games
Ensemble 2019
Anisa Sanusi
Brenden Gibbons
Luciana Nascimento
Malath Abbas
Quang Nguyen
Veteran developer who originally taught himself to program for the Game Boy, forming his own studio Asobi.tech in 2018
Ranjani Natarajan
Shay Thompson
Streamer and presenter for major clients including Xbox and McLaren, and founder of Glass House Games Media in 2019
Zi Peters
Level Designer for Sumo Digital who worked on the bestselling Hitman series which is renowned for its unique approach to level design.