Partner and Chief Experience Architect at No Mimes Media
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Partner, Chief Experience Architect at No Mimes Media, LLC
- Past
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- Experience Design Director at 42 Entertainment
- Game Designer at Karetao Interactive Media
- Founder and Senior Editor at Alternate Reality Gaming Network
- President/CEO at Vital Interactive Media
- Freelance Musician (Self-employed)
- Ride Op Foreman/Training Coord. at Six Flags, Magic Mountain
- Education
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- UCLA
- California State University-Northridge
- Recommended
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Steve Peters’s Summary
Founder and Chief Experience Architect at No Mimes Media, LLC. Formerly Experience Design Director for 42 Entertainment, recent projects include The Threshold (Cisco), Six Minutes to Midnight (Watchmen feature film), Stop the International (The International feature film), Project Abraham (Sony/Insomniac's Resistance 2), Why So Serious (The Dark Knight feature film), Year Zero (Nine Inch Nails), Vanishing Point (Microsoft/AMD Vista Release), Dead Man's Tale (Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest feature film), and Last Call Poker (Activision's GUN).
Prior to 42 Entertainment, work included development of an Alternate Reality Game reality television pilot, and Project MU (2003), which was an independent Alternate Reality Game set in the universe of The Matrix. In 2002, founded and was Lead Editor for the Alternate Reality Gaming Network (www.argn.com).
Previous to working as an ARG designer, was President and CEO of Vital Interactive Media (founded 1987). Projects there included music and sound design for television, theater, independent artists, and computer games. Clients included Microsoft, Universal Television, SpikeTV and Nash Entertainment.
Steve Peters’s Specialties:
Alternate Reality Game and Transmedia Experience design, Music and audio production, online gaming, consulting, Experience Design, Interactive, Cross-Media Entertainment, Community Building
Steve Peters’s Experience
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Partner, Chief Experience Architect
No Mimes Media, LLC
(Partnership; Entertainment industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Partner and Co-Founder at No Mimes Media LLC, a full-media entertainment company specializing in Alternate Reality Game-type projects.
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Experience Design Director
42 Entertainment
(Entertainment industry)
July 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 6 months)
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Game Designer
Karetao Interactive Media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
June 2003 — July 2005 (2 years 2 months)
Design Lead and Writer for Independent Alternate Reality Game (Metacortechs).
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Founder and Senior Editor
Alternate Reality Gaming Network
(Online Media industry)
2002 — 2005 (3 years )
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President/CEO
Vital Interactive Media
(Entertainment industry)
March 1987 — July 2005 (18 years 5 months)
President/CEO of Vital Interactive Media as lead producer, composer, sound designer. Wrote and produced music for numerous projects for folks like Microsoft, SpikeTV, and Universal Television.
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Freelance Musician
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Entertainment industry)
1983 — 1987 (4 years )
Sideman musician for various touring bands.
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Ride Op Foreman/Training Coord.
Six Flags, Magic Mountain
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SIX; Entertainment industry)
1979 — 1983 (4 years )
Led and administrated crews of ride operators, developed training materials, Standard Operating Procedures and methodology for various attractions.
Steve Peters’s Education
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UCLA
n/a , Film Scoring , 1981 — 1982
- Activities and Societies:
- Film Scoring Extension courses. All the math we had to do by hand is pretty much obsolete now. :)
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California State University-Northridge
Composition/Piano 1978 — 1981
Additional Information
Steve Peters’s Websites:
Steve Peters’s Groups:
IGDA, ASCAP
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Location Based Games
Steve Peters’s Honors:
2009
*Cannes Lions Grand Prix Award for Why So Serious (The Dark Knight)
*ADC Award for Why So Serious
*SXSW Web Award for Why So Serious
2008
*.Net Award: Viral Campaign of the Year for Why So Serious
* W3 Awards (3): Gold (Games and Gaming Related) and 2 Silvers for Why So Serious
* One Show Entertainment Award (3): Gold (Gaming), Silver (Music) and Merit (Online Branded Entertainment) for Year Zero
* Cannes Lions (2): Grand Prix Award and Silver Award for Year Zero
* Webby Peoples Voice Awards (2) for Year Zero
* Clio Award (Bronze) for Year Zero
* One Show Merit Awards for The Vanishing Point and Year Zero
2007
* W3 Awards (11): Best in Show, Gold and Silver Awards for The Vanishing Point
* Davey Award for The Vanishing Point
2006
* W3 Awards (3): Best in Show, Gold and Silver Awards for Dead Man's Tale
