Tony Walsh has over 15 years of experience as a freelance creative in Toronto’s interactive industry, where he contributed to such award-winning projects as the Fallen Alternate Reality Game (writer/designer) and Regenesis Extended Reality (writer/designer). In 2008, Walsh founded Phantom Compass, an independent game production company.

With Phantom Compass, Walsh has co-written the interactive component of BBC Three series "Spooks: Code 9," created an Alternate Reality Game in support of Hollywood B-movie "Bangkok Dangerous,” co-produced a suite of games for a CBC TV series and provided game designs for the Gemini-nominated “Rollbots Online.”  He leads the company's efforts in providing products and services to broadcasters and producers.

Noted as a thought leader at the intersection of games and culture, Walsh shares his experience with organizations and institutions around the world. He is the co-founder of StoryLabs, an international training organization aimed at advancing transmedia and multi-platform storytelling. He has developed and taught game design courses for George Brown College and Centennial College in Canada. He has coached film, television, and interactive producers for the CBC (Canada), AFTRS (Australia), and for BAVC (USA). He is an advisory board member for Screenburn at SXSW (USA) and two Canadian colleges.

Walsh appeared in the 2008 game culture documentary "Second Skin," is an occasional media commentator, and has been cited in such publications as Wired, Discover, Utne, and the Harvard Business Review. He has presented to international audiences on such topics as the intersection of sex and gaming, the role of marketing in virtual worlds, and documentary games.