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Adrian Hon

Investor

Chief Innovation Officer at Olivex

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

About

Adrian Hon is co-founder and former CEO of Six to Start, where he developed interactive games and narratives including "Zombies, Run!," a smartphone fitness game with ten million players. He is the author of "You've Been Played" (2022), a critical examination of gamification, and "A History of the Future in 100 Objects" (2020), and currently serves as Associate Artist at Traverse Theatre. His background includes work as a neuroscientist and experimental psychologist at Cambridge, UCSD, and Oxford.

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Adrian Hon @adrianhon

I visited one of the hottest tickets in London: The Manikins, a mind-bending immersive theatre show for one blurring the line between reality and fiction. And I returned to Bridge Command for a very different kind of sci-fi story with far less shooting! https://t.co/cfVVQcKdue

Oct 23, 2024 Β· β™₯ 7

Adrian Hon @adrianhon

I had a great wide-ranging discussion with @negativlandland recently about ARGs, conspiracy theories, immersive experiences, and spatial audio! https://t.co/OVRVslbjna

Sep 22, 2024 Β· β™₯ 6 Β· ⇄ 1

Adrian Hon @adrianhon

Ten of the books I've enjoyed the most this year! Mostly non-fiction for my research on immersive art, but I read about everything from theme parks and Elizabethan entertainments to philosophy and film criticism. https://t.co/hdPrC7lU7T

Sep 17, 2024 Β· β™₯ 2

Experience

  1. Traverse TheatreAssociate Artistcurrent2024 β€” presentEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  2. Self-employedWriter and Game Designercurrent2024 β€” present
  3. Six to StartCo-Founder and CEO2010 β€” 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Six to StartCo-Founder and Chief Creative2007 β€” 2010
  5. EDGE MagazineColumnist2022 β€” 2023
  6. Telegraph Media GroupTechnology Writer2010 β€” 2013
  7. Let's Change the GameFounder2007 β€” 2010
  8. Mind CandyDirector of Play2004 β€” 2007

Education

  1. University of OxfordDPhil, Integrative Biology (Neuroscience)2003 β€” 2004
  2. UC San DiegoCognitive Neuroscience2002 β€” 2003
  3. University of CambridgeBA (Hons), Natural Sciences (Neuroscience)2000 β€” 2003

Skills & more

Video Games42User Experience10Digital Media34New Media13Content Strategy19Digital Strategy10Transmedia6

From Adrian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford745

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended UC San Diego217

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also attended University of Cambridge652

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Telegraph Media Group1

Saul KleinCo-Founder, Board Member at Zinc

Colleagues at Olivex

Andy Hall
Chief Operations Officer at Olivex
David Do
Investor at Olivex
John Bell
Investor at Olivex
Keith Rumjahn
CEO and Founder at Olivex
Maja McGuire
Investor at Olivex
Mary Chow
Chief Financial Officer at Olivex
Sonny Vu
Investor at Olivex
Xavier Kris
Investor at Olivex