Writer - Director - Producer - Speaker - Consultant
Celebrating the power and enjoyment of interactive storytelling by making great ones!
AND helping others to make powerful interactive story experiences that inspire, educate and entertain their audiences on all platforms.
...from an early age, I was obsessed with books, music, films and games.
As I grew up, my obsession manifested itself into stories, initially as films and videos, but as digital technology became universal in the 90’s, I threw myself down the rabbit hole of interactive media in search of new ideas and opportunities.
I spent 10 years experimenting and as the world got online, backed by my work in traditional “linear” media, I found new ways to engage modern audiences.
At the other end of this decade I won 2 Webby Awards (Oscars of the Internet) for my interactive film, Crimeface.
This led me to set up the company Bellyfeel which led to work with the BBC, Terence Davies, Hurricane Films, Circle Economy, Northern Film and Media and many UK and European Universities.
Nowadays I’m obsessed with interactive storytelling and media innovation. (Focusing on the AUDIENCE..!) Through my work with Bellyfeel, I take the roles of Director, Producer and Writer on projects.
I also consult to companies and Universities on audiences and engagement issues.
The work I do touches on various subjects and areas of specialisation:
Interactive Storytelling
Transmedia
Storyworld Development
Social TV
Games
Geo-location Technology
Social Media
EdTech
E-Learning
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Interactive Video
I help raise funding. (£2.5 million to date for interactive projects.)
I speak at conferences, media festivals and at Universities. See a list of engagements here.
I wrote and published my first book book in 2015.
I’m currently NOT writing the follow up, though I really should be...
And another big focus for me is the conference I started in 2022 all about interactive storytelling:
The Modern Audience Conference