Nick Bowen

Nick Bowen

Creative director over Quest: part board game, part video game, part animated series, bringing cinematic storytelling into classrooms on a school budget.

Stories, art, voice and game design for students in classrooms, summer camps and after-school programs.

Quest, Season 2: Glitch TrailerWritten, directed and edited by Nick Bowen

I direct

I set the creative vision for Quest: how every series looked, sounded and played, from story to box to game screen.

I write

I wrote every Quest season and Apex Academy script, wrote scripts for Starforce, storyboarded the episodes and directed every line the voice cast recorded.

I make

I'm not just the director, I'm one of the artists: logos, game art, print, overpaints on the final art and key animation.

Most of the work showcased was made without AI. Some of my recent projects use AI tools under my direction to enhance the work. Every section is labeled.

No AI usedAI-assistedHow I use AI

Let me tell
you a story.

The challenge.The solution.The impact.

Quest

How do you give a classroom a blockbuster on a school budget?

Part board game, part video game, part animated series, played in classrooms, summer camps and after-school programs.

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Inside Quest

Quest, Seasons 1–3

Collapse, Glitch and Element: a new world every season, from script to screen to box.

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Starforce

Phineas and Ferb meets Guardians of the Galaxy: a K–2 comedy I created.

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Apex Academy

Quest was a summer-camp hit. Apex Academy expanded it into the school day.

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More projects

The Hub

Marketing a new school-wide platform, with video ads made from storyboards and AI tools.

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Unlock

Professional development for educators that feels like play, hosted by a mad scientist.

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Independent work

Illustration, design, video and games.

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