Nick Peterson is a British artist who launched his space persona of Virtual Alien "V.A." and Old Nick at the age of 14 in the late eighties. He has released 24 albums and film soundtracks (Old Nick, War of Love, King of the World, LouDMouth, Red by..., Speed of Light, Remove Your Face) and many books, mainly screenplays to his films (Closer to the Sun, T: Ghosts in the Machine). After returning to further education in the nineties he achieved a BA in English Literature and Drama and an MA in Interactive Multimedia in 2000 at the University of the Arts, London. He ventured into the noble Art of directing interactive feature films and documentaries from 2001.