Dr. Michael Capps has been a videogame designer, executive producer, head writer, lead programmer, and studio executive. He's best known for his decade as the president of Epic Games, makers of the mega-hit Gears of War and Infinity Blade franchises and the award-winning Unreal Engine. While most of his writing experience is videogame story and dialogue, he's also written comic books for DC/Wildstorm that were recently published in a hardcover graphic novel.

Michael currently serves on the boards of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) and the Game Developers Conference (GDC). Michael was named 2009 Technology Executive of the Year by the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) and is listed in Game Developer magazine's Game Developer 50, which recognizes significant contributors to the game industry.

Prior to entering the games industry, Michael served on the faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School, with research specializing in virtual reality and simulation. For that work, he was one of 50 computer graphics pioneers included in ACM's "Story of Computer Graphics" documentary.

Michael is a long-time Dragon*Con attendee, guest, and founding co-director of the new video game track.