For more than a decade, Maple Ridge mother of two, Gail Nelson has been developing games to advance early learning. Gail’s passion for making learning fun began with her own children, when she was looking for ways to enhance their comprehension levels of primary math concepts. Gail spent time watching and listening to her children as they engaged in play, and when they were learning. With the help of her daughter’s creativity, imagination, and intelligence, Gail was able to turn her ideas into games that kids actually looked forward to playing. The games were shared with a local elementary school, where they received rave reviews from both teachers and students. Now, she’s sharing the joy of learning through play with the public with the launch of her first game, Countin’ Mountain.
Meredith began her professional writing career by contributing to advertising editorials for Trader Classified Media – an international company, with over 575 print titles and 56 websites in 20 countries. In 2005, Meredith decided to launch her own writing company, and entered into Douglas College’s Self Employment Program to hone her business skills. It was at Douglas College that Meredith and Gail first met, and immediately connected. Meredith brings to Plato Games Inc., unparalleled passion for writing, years of experience in management and travel abroad, exceptional comprehension and observation skills, insight, and a capacity to relate to people of all ages.
Even before graduating from the Digital Arts Masters Program at the Art Institute of Vancouver in 1999, Dan began his work as a brilliant digital artist. As a professional visual effect compositor, Dan has contributed composite, graphic, and 3D work on production projects including The Cleaner and the Oscar nominated work on I, Robot. Dan’s generousity of spirit, support, and extraordinary artistic skill have given a “face” to Plato’s games, and make him an integral member of the Plato team.