FOUNDER, LIMIT BREAK / UI/UX DESIGN CONSULTANT & FREELANCER

Anisa Sanusi is the Founder & Director of Limit Break, a mentorship program for underrepresented people in the UK games industry.

Throughout the years Anisa has cultivated a devotion to ethical UX design, speaking at the first UX Summit held at GDC in San Francisco and serves as a Sitting BAFTA Games Committee Member and BAFTA Awards Jury Chair. Anisa is an advocate for diversity and inclusivity in the industry, and was listed as one of GamesIndustry.Biz Top 100 Game Changers and Most Influential Women in the UK Games Industry, and part of Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe class of 2020.

Anisa is an advocate for diversity and inclusivity in the industry, and was listed as one of GamesIndustry.Biz Top 100 Game Changers and Most Influential Women in the UK Games Industry, and part of Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe class of 2020.

CO-DIRECTOR, LIMIT BREAK / GAMES BIZ CONSULTANT, HEYDANTHOMAS

At Limit Break, I mostly work behind the scenes supporting the leadership team and committee in supporting the games industry and ensuring we fulfill our responsibilities as a CIC (Community Interest Company).

Outside of Limit Break, I help games businesses navigate the challenges of growth, leveraging my previous 20 years experience as the founder of games-focussed digital agency Etch Play.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR & SPONSORSHIP LEAD, LIMIT BREAK / HOST OF SHE PLAYS GAMES PODCAST

Lauren is an award winning diversity campaigner in the games industry and the Program Coordinator for Limit Break. Lauren is responsible for overseeing the program and making sure Limit Break’s messaging is heard clear throughout the team. Lauren has a deep passion for elevating the voices in the games industry and is excited to continue supporting the Limit Break Mentorship Program team. Lauren is MCV’s 2023 Games Campaigner and was featured on GI.Biz’s Top 100 Game Changers and her voice has been featured through notable networks including BBC, iTV, and GinxTV.

COMMUNITY MANAGER & EVENTS LEAD, LIMIT BREAK / COMMUNITY & DIGITAL EVENTS LEAD, INTO GAMES

I'm a Community Manager with a vision to someday produce video games that don't sacrifice human happiness to create them! As someone who has played and enjoyed video games my whole life, I find it heart breaking that the same joy isn't experienced by the talented individuals who bring those games to life.

When I'm not generating buzz and excitement within communities, I'm producing a podcast, running a DnD Session, working as an events host, watching anime or playing yet another 100 hour RPG game (and I'll be complaining about how busy I always am meanwhile!)

Within Limit Break I'll be working to help create an exciting line-up of events that our community can dive into, to learn, develop and network. Hopefully everyone will have fun along the way.

EVENTS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / PARALEGAL

Having previously been a Limit Break Mentee, Tay is giving back to Limit Break by joining the Committee for 2023. Tay has 10+ years experience in Technology, Intellectual Property, Consumer Protection, Advertising and Competition law, with high affinity to the technology, media and interactive entertainment industries. Tay will be supporting the Events team this year.

EVENTS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / FOUNDER / DEADHEAD GAMES

An indie developer with a background in film, Farooq loves creating and aiding the creation of engaging stories. He thrives on innovative problem-solving and responding to challenges. For him, finding solutions to a problem feels like rotating the perfect Tetris piece into the right slot to clear dozens of lines, providing a great rush of energy. When not working on his indie game, he enjoys playing Hades II or Civ VI or indulging in his webtoon obsession. A huge believer in making the industry more diverse and accessible, he advocates for more funding for small teams to tell diverse stories that are often overlooked.

EVENTS MANAGER & COMMS ADMIN, LIMIT BREAK / FACILITATOR & PRODUCER

Leela Collins is a Northern Ireland based Producer and Facilitator who works with multiple local studios as well as promoting programmes and events to raise the profile of the NI Games Industry and Game Changers Belfast which supports underrepresented people developing industry talks and public speaking skills.

Leela is committed to creating accessible and open spaces for all members of the industry with a specific focus on outreach to marginalised people through the NIGD network which pairs industry mentors with young people in secondary education. On any given day you can find Leela mainlining caffeine and trying to talk about Hollow Knight with anyone who’ll listen.

EVENTS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, CLEARJOY DEVELOPMENT

Katie is a Software Developer at ClearJoy Development having started in the industry back in 2021. Katie is so excited to be a part of the Limit Break Mentorship Committee this year supporting the Events Team.

EVENTS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / SENIOR GAMING PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER, WAR CHILD

Georgia is a professional fundraiser having held a variety of fundraising roles at Marie Curie and British Red Cross over the past 8 years. Most recently, she has joined the Gaming Partnerships team at War Child. Georgia is an ambitious and creative fundraiser, specialising in Fundraising Innovation and digital new product development, running design sprints and facilitating ideation and problem-solving workshops. In the past 4 years, she has discovered a passion for Streaming and Gaming Fundraising and has had great success at developing programmes and campaigns in the space.

EVENTS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / SENIOR PRODUCER, FREELANCE

Ho-Yee is a senior producer and a lifelong gamer. After working in other production roles, Ho-Yee found her home in the games industry in 2019. As a mentee, Ho-Yee found Limit Break to be a really great way to quickly immerse herself in the culture and workings of the sector. In 2021, she jumped into becoming a mentor, focusing on helping other newcomers in the industry identify and reinforce their transferrable skills. This year, she is excited to continue contributing and growing the industry further by bringing her prior conference production experience to the Limit Break Events team.

BRAND LEAD, LIMIT BREAK / HEAD OF CHIT CHAT, SUPER RARE GAMES

Brynmor (Bryn) is the Head of Chit Chat at Super Rare Games. They’ve been working in social media for the last five years, and in the games industry for the last three. They got their start in theatre, and during the start of the pandemic made a transition to video games working with Junkfish Games.

They then moved to PQube Ltd, working on games such as Potion Permit and Curse of the Sea Rats. Since their entry, they’ve also produced five solo games.

In their free time, Bryn participated in Limit Break in 2021 & 2022, stating that it was the “perfect way to really get started in the industry”.

VIDEO EDITOR, LIMIT BREAK / VIDEO EDITOR, PONCLE

Owen is in charge of all things video! If you see something on the Limit Break socials that moves, Owen is probably to blame!

They're currently the video editor for poncle, currently working on the award-winning Vampire Survivors.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER, LIMIT BREAK / EDITOR, APPLE

Currently leading UK games editorial at Apple. Sophia has over 10 years experience in the games industry, including development, publishing, marketing and esports. Sophia has worked with the world’s biggest brands across culture and gaming.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR & SPONSORSHIP LEAD, LIMIT BREAK / HOST OF SHE PLAYS GAMES PODCAST

Lauren is an award winning diversity campaigner in the games industry and the Program Coordinator for Limit Break. Lauren is responsible for overseeing the program and making sure Limit Break’s messaging is heard clear throughout the team. Lauren has a deep passion for elevating the voices in the games industry and is excited to continue supporting the Limit Break Mentorship Program team. Lauren is MCV’s 2023 Games Campaigner and was featured on GI.Biz’s Top 100 Game Changers and her voice has been featured through notable networks including BBC, iTV, and GinxTV.

SPONSORSHIP MANAGER, LIMIT BREAK / SENIOR GAME SCOUT, TEAM17

Meg is currently a Senior Game Scout for the British games publisher Team17, travelling the world looking for cool indie games and helping developers secure support and funding for their games.

Meg has had a wild and varied background working in games for over a decade from events to production, biz dev to audio; working on games such as Dragons Dogma 2, Demon’s Souls, Forza Horizon 5, Vermintide 2 and Supermassive’s Dark Pictures Anthology.

Meg has been with Limit Break since the inaugural year as a mentor but is excited to be able to step up and help out the program more by looking for partnerships with potential sponsors.

ACCESSIBILITY LEAD, LIMIT BREAK / PROJECT LEAD, MANY CATS STUDIOS

Harriet is Project Lead at Many Cats Studios & a seasoned freelance games accessibility & inclusion consultant, working with games studios at all levels, as well as the charity and education sector. She is a passionate supporter and educator in neurodivergency empowerment, and promoting intersectional, ethical and inclusive working environments for disabled and neurodivergent people in the games Industry.

A mentee since 2021, and a mentor since 2023, Harriet's positive experiences and meaningful interactions with her mentors and mentees alike have created lasting connections, that cemented her desire to join the committee in 2023 as the first Accessibility Lead. In this role she and the rest of the Accessibility team work to implement and maintain our accessibility & inclusion policies, support our disabled and neurodivergent mentors and mentees and make sure that Limit Break is the most accessible it can be.

ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / STUDIO FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, DRAGONCOG INTERACTIVE

Cameron Keywood, a developer based in South Wales, earned his master's degree from the University of South Wales before founding his own studio, DragonCog Interactive, in December 2022. DragonCog's primary mission is to serve as a pathway for recent graduates entering the industry. Cameron, who identifies as neurodivergent and was diagnosed with what was formerly known as Asperger's at a young age, has gained valuable insights into his neurodiversity over the years. He is dedicated to fostering the growth of the Welsh games industry, providing opportunities for graduates to enter the industry, and promoting accessibility in gaming.

Grateful for the opportunities he received as a mentee from Limit Break last year, Cameron is now giving back by joining the accessibility team for 2024. He looks forward to making each and every talk/event as accessible as possible.

Through DragonCog, Cameron has independently published games on Steam, collaborated with mental health charities, participated in panel discussions, and recently organized The Access Reset game jam, where aspiring developers created accessible experiences, judged by Accessibility Advocates.

He also has loved writing since a young age and spent many hours writing screenplays, wrestling storylines and sequel ideas for his favourite games. He is a big animal lover and currently shares his space with a dog, a budgie, and two ducks.

ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER, BETAJESTER

Adam is a talented games programmer and designer, and is a co-founder of BetaJester Ltd, an indie games and work-for-hire studio based in the UK. Alongside his extensive experience building innovative and engaging games across all genres, he also reaches out to the industry by supporting and mentoring upcoming developers and students on their journey. He is also the founder of Playing Attention, the first group dedicated to supporting and raising awareness of ADHD in the UK games industry. Alongside these roles, he is also an ambassador for Safe In Our World, a committee member for Limit Break, and a co-founder of the IGDA Neurodivergent in Games SIG.

ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT, LIMIT BRAK / PHD RESEARCHER / CONTENT CREATOR

Christopher Leech is a PhD Researcher from Liverpool England. Chris’ PhD is in Psychology and looking at video games and student mental health. As you might guess, he cares about video games, the people who play them and how we all experience our mental health. Chris is also a person with Albinism which means he’s visually impaired, legally blind, or severely sight impaired. He also has lived experience of mental health challenges and speaking about it is something he thinks is important to help reduce stigmatisation and is why he is researching the area.

Chris is a content creator (streaming on Twitch), podcast host [“Psyched to be with you” (available wherever you find your podcasts)], author, presenter, and accessibility consultant. Chris combines elements of mental health awareness, research, and accessibility throughout all his content. Applying his psychological knowledge to various areas of media/games. Chris is also avidly involved with various charity initiatives.

ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / ACTOR, QA PROJECT LEAD, TEAM17

Kit is an experienced actor based in Cambridge, UK. He has worked professionally in this field since 2018, eager to lend his distinctive voice to a wide range of creative pursuits. He's also an avid weightlifter and ruthless D&D dungeon master.