Peter Stidwill is a digital producer, designer, and manager with twenty years of experience in interactive media, digital products, edtech, and games.
I combine creative thinking and solid editorial judgement with extensive technical knowledge, people management, and project management skills to deliver high-quality, user-focused, best-in-class digital experiences across platforms including web, mobile apps, games, assessments, simulations, linear video and animation, VR/AR, and more.
FableVision Studios
2016 – Current
As Executive Producer, I oversee FableVision’s cross-functional production team of 30 staff and 20+ freelance artists, developers, user experience designers, and producers. I am responsible for prioritizing and balancing resources across 30+ concurrent media projects. I work on new business development and proposals, responsible for envisioning new products, scoping, building project and product roadmaps, and budgeting. I attend and present at multiple industry events and conferences a year.
FableVision Studios is a multi-media production studio that designs and develops a wide array of engaging media and interactives that inspire, teach, and move people to action.
Clients and collaborators include broadcasters, publishers, nonprofits, research groups, and museums, including PBS, Harvard Graduate School of Education, The Jim Henson Company, Nick Jr., Smithsonian, MIT, and National Geographic Society.
Learning Games Network
2012 – 2016
As Senior Producer and then Executive Producer, I oversaw the design and production of learning games, applications, and websites that leveraged the latest research in the learning sciences, creative design, and technology.
LGN spun out of the MIT Education Arcade with the mission to apply the latest research in the learning sciences, creative design, and technology to the development of game-based learning resources to achieve scale and impact.
Products and games included: Zoombinis game, Xenos game/app, Quandary game/app/website, Playful Learning initiative and website.
UK Parliament
2008-2011
As Senior Producer of the Education Service, I managed the UK Parliament’s digital education channels and web team. I oversaw the creation of two award winning games and produced the UK Parliament’s first mobile app.
Products and games included: MP For A Week game, MyUK game, Speaker’s School Council Awards website, PolCast video series.
BBC Multiplatform Productions
2004-2008
As a Researcher and then Associate Producer, I helped produce sites and products including: Horizon (flagship science documentary) website, Blue Peter (flagship kids magazine show) website, BBC Bloom, BBC Big Climate Change Experiment, and BBC Digital Curriculum (‘BBC Jam’).
University of Cambridge
2003
I hold a masters degree (MEng) in Electrical and Information Sciences (Merit & Project Distinction) and a bachelors degree in Engineering from Cambridge University, UK. Following my graduation, I spent a year working for the Department of Engineering designing, developing, and launching an innovative new e-learning platform to teach STEM.
Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, gaming, travel, and theater. I’m a theme park enthusiast and a fan of the emerging blend of digital and physical experiences in immersive entertainment.
I always knew I wanted to combine art and technology in a way that helped inform and entertain. From a young age, I loved creating—be that films, games, or elaborate models of theme park rides. So I knew that a career combining media and technology would be a perfect fit. That’s what I specialized in during my engineering degree, where I focussed on researching, creating, testing, and iterating on technology approaches that made a real impact for teachers and students. I’ve been passionate about building on that experience and approach ever since.
Read more about my story on FableVision’s blog, or view my portfolio of games & apps and platform experience.
