Our Family
The team here at UnifiQ are a tight nit bunch of people who all have one goal, make great games. We are all passionate about Operation Outsmart, we can’t wait to show it to you!
Seyed Nasrollahi
Leadership | Physics | Games | Machine Learning
I studied physics at Imperial College and Cambridge and wanted to become a distinguished theoretical physicist and a Noble laureate, but figured entrepreneurhsip is what excites me the most. After graduation, I founded a tech startup that didn’t work. I then founded UnifiQ with the ambition to create exceptionally unique experiences through videogames. Games have had a profound impact on me since I was a kid, and I can’t be any happier being in this industry!
Lily Rimington
Art | Design | Games | Gamer | Streamer
I am the Creative Lead at UnifiQ. I create the majority of the games visuals and I am the mad mind behind the mechanics and storyline. I studied Games Design (BA) at Brunel University London. I am living proof that if you want something and you work hard you can achieve anything!
Mahdi Nasrollahi
Game Dev | Intuitive | Skeptic | Forward
The moment I confronted video games as a child, I knew I was totally hooked on it. As fun as most games were, my imagination would always run off to think "How would I design this boss/level if I were a developer?". This became the ambition to take computer science, and although somewhere throughout university I almost lost hope that I would ever take part in game development, somehow this chance was revived. Now is my time to shine. "If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip?" - Eminem.
Fave Game: World of Warcraft (Wrath of the Lich King)
Ambition: To create games that are undeniably unique and bond with users. Given the dullness that 21st century lives are headed towards, I think every now and then every one of us wants to live a fantasy; not play, but truly live it.
Tommy Kong
Game Dev | Football | K-Pop | 70s-80s Music | Marvel Movies
Hi I'm Tommy! I love making and playing games. Usually, if I'm not coding or thinking up new potentially fun game mechanics, you will find me either full of joy from winning my Dota 2 games or crying from Liverpool FC losing their football matches. I am on a perpetual journey of trying to cook fried rice as good as my dad - I'm yet to figure out the secret…
Fave Game: Dota 2
Ambition: To create my dream game - an 80s inspired pizza delivery romance game! Doing this whilst being able to travel the world and experience cuisine of all cultures would be even better!
Socials: Twitter
Mollie Penman
Art | Concepts | TTRPGs | Fantasy
Hi there! I’m a concept art graduate from Staffordshire University and I’m passionate about creating worlds and characters. I started creating digital art at age 12 when I received my first tablet and I’ve now been building my skills for a decade! If I’m not drawing, I’ll be painting tabletop miniatures or falling down research rabbit holes on the internet.
Fave Game: Apotheon
Ambition: To become a concept artist at a leading UK studio.
Socials: Artstation, Instagram
Sam Rowan
Programming | Music
Hi, I'm Sam. I've been making games for as long as I can remember, from coding plugins and making Garry's Mod servers as a kid, too making multiplayer magic brawlers in Unreal Engine now. I've always tried to hone my craft and innovate in the way I think about how 'fun' is actually achieved in games. If I'm not endlessly tweaking gameplay variables to perfection, you might also find me spending my time making music, or going out to gigs/hanging out with friends around Brighton, my hometown.
Fave Game: Garry's Mod / Dota 2
Ambition: To create and release a Multiplayer Magic Duelling game! There aren't enough excellent magic systems in games (imo)
Phoebe Gunson
Narrative Designer | Actor | Hip Hop Musical Theatre
I am a 2020 Acting and Theatre-Making graduate from the London College of Music with a love of story telling. I am a physical theatre and gym enthusiast so you’ll probably find me attempting some variation of back flip to any upbeat musical theatre number.
Cai Jones
Sound Design | Games | Cooking | Running
I'm Cai, I'm a Sound Designer for video games. I've been in the industry for 2 years! I focus on making impactful, meaningful sounds that help to immerse the player in the world we create! Operation Outsmart is a very fun project to be involved with! It's really fun seeing the world come to life with all the hard work everyone is putting in & it's great to contribute to that. I studied Music Technology at University of South Wales in Cardiff where I also run a freelance audio business!
Artur Rudzinski
Game Programmer | Designer | MMORPGs | Racing | Anime
Hello there! I am a master in computing recently graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with over 1 Year industry experience. I was born in Warsaw, Poland, but was raised in London. It was though the PS2 that I became passionate about game design and programming. My favourite things include cycling, racing and competitive gaming scenes, such as StarCraft: Brood War. You can find me in a world where you can jump games like they're dimensions!
Fave Game: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Ambition: Become a Lead Senior Combat Designer!
Past Team Members
Ahmed Salem
AI Engineer | A.I. | Tennis | Chelsea
I am Ahmed, I’m currently in my final year of undergrad of computing at Imperial College London. Though I was born in Egypt, I grew up in Saudi Arabia amongst many in similar situations. I then went to Jordan for my high school education. It was in high school where I acquired my love for computing. I am also a passionate tennis player, and I take special pride in my serve (though it really is nothing special). As a big fan of Nadal, I watch almost all of his matches. Though I don’t play football too often anymore, I am a Chelsea fan. I have only missed a handful of games in the past few years.
Fave Game: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Ambition: My ambition is to create (or at least contribute to the creation of) a general artificial intelligence that can compete with humans across all fields.
Socials: LinkedIn
Yingyin Wu
Social Media | Gamer | Anime
Hi! I’m a new intern at UnifiQ. I’ll be managing the socials of UnifiQ and the up-and-coming Kickstarter campaign. I’m currently studying Computer Science (BSc) at Brunel University London. You can catch me reading a book because reality is boring, watching YouTube, or enjoying a game.
Fave Game: Monster Hunter Rise, Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy XIV
Ambition: Leave a mark on this world all the while enjoying life.
Socials: Twitter
Marina Szabo
Musician | Games | True Crime Enthusiast
Hello! My name is Marina and I'm a music student at Brunel University. I'm passionate about writing and producing all sorts of music. If I'm not practicing my flute, you can find me reading, playing games or listening to true crime podcasts. My ambitions lie within producing soundtracks for games and films, alongside professional performing.
Fave Game: Forgotton Anne
Ambition: Create a culturally impacting soundtrack.
Dominic North
Programming | Game Design | Board Games | TTRPGs | Outdoors
Heya, my name's Dom and I write code which - to my surprise - works more often than it doesn't. I'm pretty big on board games and role-playing games, and I'm also a pianist of grade 8 standard. When I started university I had no idea where I wanted to go in life, but after messing around with Garry's mod addons, I created a little addon you may have heard of called the "Randomat 2.0", which was picked up by the Yogscast and has become a main staple in their TTT videos since! This inspired me to go down a road of game design and programming, and that has landed me here!
Fave Game: Return of the Obra Dinn
Ambition: To create all the games I wish existed.
Jacelynne Mak
UI Artist | Illustration | Gacha | Anime
Hi everyone! I am a fresh graduate of Brunel University London’s Games Design (BA) course and I am heavily interested in the art side of video games. I will be creating the UI and doing some of the illustrations for UnifiQ! You can find me in the corner of my room grinding Gacha games while drawing anime characters…
Alfie Piggott
Marketing | Gamer | Football | Kpop
Hiya I’m Alfie! I studied Marketing at the University of Kent. I love playing video games, especially single player games with an engaging story. I’m currently obsessed with K-pop and have been for 5 years, so drastic help is needed. I am also passionate about football and support my local team Brentford, up the bees!
Fave Game: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Ambition: To become the world's best video game marketer
Florence From The Stars
QA | Design | TTRPGs | Puzzles
Hi! I’m Florence! I do QA and design feedback at UnifiQ, with a big helping of TTRPG writing on the side. Once upon a time I studied Natural Sciences at York, but then I realised I had an opportunity to live my lifelong dream of making video games, and I took it. You can probably find me either scribbling down yet another set of notes for my next D&D session, or sat at my desk in a picross-fueled fugue state.
Fave Game: Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
Ambition: One day I want to start publishing my ever-growing catalogue of writing, and maybe see if I can turn a few ideas into full-fledged games!
Socials: Twitter