Steve Peters (game designer)

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Steve Peters
Steve Peters in Paris (2008)
Steve Peters in Paris (2008)
Born1961
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationExperience Designer
NationalityAmerican

Steve Peters (born 1961) is an American independent game designer and experience designer specializing in alternate reality games and transmedia storytelling. Steve was Chief Creative Officer at No Mimes Media,[1] an Alternate Reality Game company which he co-founded with Maureen McHugh and Behnam Karbassi in March 2009. From 2011 to 2012, he was VP of Experience Design at Fourth Wall Studios,[2] where he was Lead Experience Designer for their Emmy® Award-Winning series Dirty Work,[3] among others. From 2012 through 2017, he hosted the StoryForward Podcast,[4] a show that explored the future of storytelling and entertainment.

From July 2006 to December 2008, he worked with 42 Entertainment[5][6][7] as Experience Designer, Game Designer and/or Community Manager. Projects on which he worked while at 42 Entertainment included Why So Serious (for the film The Dark Knight),[8][9][10] Year Zero (for the Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero),[11][12] The Vanishing Point (Microsoft's Vista Release),[13] Dead Man's Tale (for the film Pirates of the Caribbean II: Dead Man's Chest),[14] and Last Call Poker (Activision's Game Gun).[15]

In 2003, Steve was a designer for Metacortechs[16] (an independent alternate reality game based in the Matrix universe), and founded the Alternate Reality Gaming Network[17] (now ARGNet) in 2002.

Select credits[edit]

  • Mesmer & Braid (Alternate Reality Game): Co-Designer (2020)[18]
  • Twenty One Pilots' Level of Concern (Alternate Reality Game): ARG Experience Designer (2020)[19]
  • Blackout Interactive Series: Transmedia Experience Designer (2019)[20]
  • The Quest for the Golden Bananas (Global Treasure Hunt): Lead Experience Designer (2018)[21]
  • Endgame: Ancient Societies (Alternate Reality Game): Experience Designer (2015)
  • Dark Detour: Creator, Writer, Experience Designer (2014, 2015)[22]
  • Redrum: Lead Experience Designer (2013)[23]
  • RVC: VP of Experience Design (2013)[24]
  • Dirty Work: Transmedia Design (2012)[24]
  • Meridian: Experience Designers, Transmedia Creative Director, Transmedia Design (2012)[24]
  • 6:14: VP of Experience Design (2012)[24]
  • Whispers: VP of Experience Design (2012)[24]
  • Flare: VP of Experience Design (2012)[24]
  • Airship Dracula: VP of Experience Design (2012)[25]
  • The Swarming: Transmedia Design (2012)[24]
  • Claire: Experience Designer (2012)[24]
  • The Gamblers: VP of Experience Design (2012)[26]
  • Goldfish Theatre: Lead Experience Designer (2012)[27]
  • Home: A Ghost Story: Senior Experience Designer, Transmedia Design (2012)[28]
  • Webishades (Alternate Reality Game): Lead Experience Designer (2010)[29]
  • The Hunt (Alternate Reality Game): Lead Experience Designer (2010)[30]
  • Mime Academy (Alternate Reality Game): Lead Experience Designer (2009)[29]
  • The Threshold (Alternate Reality Game): Lead Experience Designer (2009)[31]
  • 6 Minutes to Midnight (Alternate Reality Game): Experience Designer (2009)[32]
  • Why So Serious (Alternate Reality Game): Designer (2008)[10]
  • Year Zero (Alternate Reality Game): Designer (2007)[11]
  • The Vanishing Point (Alternate Reality Game): Designer (2007)[13]
  • Dead Man's Tale: Designer (2006)[33]
  • Last Call Poker (Alternate Reality Game): Independent Design Contractor (2005)[15]
  • Metacortechs (Alternate Reality Game): Designer (2003)[34]

External links[edit]

Websites[edit]

Writing contributions[edit]

Interviews[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ No Mimes Media: About Us
  2. ^ "ProVideo Coalition: Emmy® Award-Winning Fourth Wall Studios' Founders to Premiere New Interactive Show at Fall ETE". Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dirty Work (credits)". Rides.tv. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "StoryForward Podcast". storyforwardpodcast.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "GeeksOn Podcast: Episode 64". Geekson.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "ARG Netcast, Episode 42: Live from Pasadena". Argnetcast.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  7. ^ ARGFest 2008 Speaker Bio[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "88th Annual ADC Award Winners". Adcglobal.org. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "Steve Peters – the art of the ARG". The Workbook Project. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  10. ^ a b ARGNET: 42 Entertainment Wins Prestigious Grand Prix Award at Cannes
  11. ^ a b Rose, Frank (February 10, 2007). "Wired Magazine: Secret Websites, Coded Messages: The New World of Immersive Games". Wired. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  12. ^ "Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival: 50+ Years of Grand Prix". Canneslions.com. February 20, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Chat with the Vanishing Point Game developers". Neowin. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  14. ^ "ARG Reporter: 15 Questions to Steve Peters". Patmo.de. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  15. ^ a b ARGNet: Last Call Poker PM Chat Transcript
  16. ^ "ARGdb". ARGdb. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  17. ^ ARGNet
  18. ^ "Shorty Awards". Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Vacancy Magazine: Twenty One Pilots Breaks the Guinness World Record for the Longest Music Video". Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  21. ^ "Eurobest 2018 Brand Experience and Activation Entries". Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  22. ^ "Dark Detour Creative Team". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  23. ^ "Rides.tv video credits". Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h "IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  25. ^ "Rides.tv video credits". Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  26. ^ "Rides.tv video credits". Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  27. ^ "Rides.tv video credits". Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  28. ^ "Rides.tv video credits". Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  29. ^ a b Notes on this series initiated by Rik Lander View Series (October 18, 2010). "Nonviral: Mime Academy Review". Vonviral.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  30. ^ WIRED: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of Cisco's ARG The Hunt
  31. ^ "No MImes Media: Threshold Credits". Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  32. ^ "No Mimes Media: Steve Peters bio". Nomimes.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  33. ^ "25 Questions to Steve Peters". ARGReporter.de. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  34. ^ "Metacortechs Credits/Cast". Metacortechs.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
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