Peter Nichols, of Elfsend, is an artist and developer creating video games and playful digital experiences that explore musical ecosystems, speculative futures, and nonhuman perspectives. Their work spans consumer apps, indie games, and media art — blending visceral gameplay, emergent systems, and experimental storytelling, with an emphasis on fun as an essential ingredient to drive impact. A lot of the work involves using games to force a human player outside of the human POV; the rest explores new models for music.
Peter is currently building Freshhh Fishhh — an open streaming platform in the form of a virtual aquarium — to test the use of gamification and small-scale patronage towards enabling more sustainable careers for musicians.
Peter's work has shown at SXSW, Tokyo Game Show, ICGaN, Sandbox Immersive Festival, and more. They are based in Los Angeles.