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.
Experience
- Traverse TheatreAssociate Artistcurrent2024 β presentEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Self-employedWriter and Game Designercurrent2024 β present
- Six to StartCo-Founder and CEO2010 β 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Six to StartCo-Founder and Chief Creative2007 β 2010
- EDGE MagazineColumnist2022 β 2023
- Telegraph Media GroupTechnology Writer2010 β 2013
- Let's Change the GameFounder2007 β 2010
- Mind CandyDirector of Play2004 β 2007
Skills & more
Video Games42User Experience10Digital Media34New Media13Content Strategy19Digital Strategy10Transmedia6
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adrian Hon?
- 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.
- Where does Adrian Hon work?
- Adrian Hon is Chief Innovation Officer at Olivex.
- Where did Adrian Hon go to school?
- Adrian Hon studied at University of Oxford (DPhil, Integrative Biology (Neuroscience)); UC San Diego (Cognitive Neuroscience); University of Cambridge (BA (Hons), Natural Sciences (Neuroscience)).
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