Michael Gibson

Michael Gibson studied architecture and made several award-winning films including Defy Gravity (1990), When Edgar Returns (1987) and The Bellringer (1993. Gibson co-founding Zapdramatic in 2000 with negotiation experts Allan Stitt and Frank Handy. Zapdramatic produces serious games and simulations for entertainment and life skills development. Zapdramatic is a winner of the Canadian New Media Award for Excellence in Learning (Professionalism and Ethics Simulation) and the Vortex prize at the McLuhan International Festival of the Future (Move or Die ). Zapdramatic was named an Official Honoree at the 2009 Webby Awards for Michael Gibson's anti-bullying game, Sir Basel Pike Public School. Michael Gibson is frequently invited to speak on serious game design and interactive drama.