Ian/epredator Hughes
Metaverse Evanagelist | Feeding Edge Ltd
Southampton, Hampshire, UNITED KINGDOM
Metaverse Evangelist, TV presenter, taking a bite out of technology so you don't have to. Mixing tech with social change
Biography
Ian Hughes a.k.a epredator when online, is a Metaverse Evangelist who set about leading a group of like minded individuals, in 2006 when at IBM, into virtual worlds like Second Life. This sparked a large community of over 8000 of his colleagues to do the same. Powered by an open way of thinking and string ideas across social media it led to a massive growth in interest from press and enterprises alike.
He is former IBM Consulting IT Specialist who has worked on leading edge emerging technologies for the past 23 years, and now an independent consultant and director of Feeding Edge Ltd, "taking a bite out of technology so you don't have to". A programmer since he was 14. As a gamer he has seen a massive increase in the capability and design ethics within games and the rise of online gaming. In 1997 Ian started working on all things web, changing his perspective on the technology and the business due the much richer mix of people involved in the web revolution. Graphic Designer, Producers and Programmers all having to work together.
As a public speaker he shares his experiences both of the growing virtual worlds industry, the changes in culture, personal experiences of challenging the status quo and leading through doing.
He writes and presents a thread on emerging technology on the ITV programme Cool Stuff Collective by Archie Productions, covering 3d printers, haptics, open source, scanning, virtual worlds.... First shown weekly Monday 13th September 2010 CITV (UK), with series 2 airing January 2011. Series 3 ran October-December 2011. So far totalling 39 shows.
He is chairman of the British Computer Society Animation and Games Specialist Group. Promoting the games industry and associated technology within the BCS but also reaching out to the games industry to help provide professional recognition to the development community.
Industry Expertise (3)
Media - Broadcast
Computer Gaming
Computer Software
Areas of Expertise (5)
Metaverse
Virtual Worlds
3d Printing
Maker Culture
Kids Technology
Education (1)
DeMontfort University: Bsc 2.1, Information Technology 1990
Affiliations (2)
- http://www.bcs.org/category/13784
- http://www.feedingedge.co.uk
Links (3)
Event Appearances (37)
Life as a entrepreneur in a corporate environment
Global Entrepreneur Week Manchester
2008-11-21
Washing away cave paintings
Smarter Technology Online Second Life
2009-10-22
Metaverses for the CIO
Virtual Worlds 2007 San Jose
2007-10-10
Future tech panel
Relive11 Milton Keynes
2011-09-21
Inspiring young developers
Bafta/BFI kids and games event London
2008-11-28
Technology FTW
BCS Branch events Various - Monthly
Where am I? - Virtual Worlds
BBC Newsnight interview BBC Television UK
2007-01-10
Tech on kids TV
Immersion 2011 London
2011-11-03
Virtual Worlds for librarians
British Library showcase London
2009-02-11
Virtual Worlds in enterprises
Tweakfest Zurich
2007-05-23
Emerging Technology and Virtual Worlds
IBM analyst briefings Lisbon
2007-10-29
Future tech for 2020
Marketing Natives 2020 Vienna
2012-02-03
Washing away cave paintings
ACE 2009 (Awakening, Creative, Entrepreneurship) Derry, Ireland
2009-03-25
It's not all avatars and islands
Metameets 2010 Dublin
2010-05-11
The Future of enterprise communication
Virtual Worlds 2008 New York
2008-03-01
Washing away cave paintings
3DTLC Washington
2009-04-19
It's not all avatars and islands
Apply Serious Games London
2010-05-23
Sport technology futures
Wimbledon Tennis IBM corporate hospitality tours Wimbledon
2008-06-22
Washing away cave paintings
Apply Serious Games London
2009-06-22
Washing away cave paintings
Learning in other worlds Lahti, Finland
2010-10-06
Virtual Worlds and Augmented Reality Panel
Virtual Worlds 2009 Los Angeles
2009-09-01
Washing away cave paintings
ITM at NEC Birmingham NEC
2009-09-22
Future tech presenter - series 1,2 and 3
Series 1 thru 3 mid 2010 to end 2011 The Cool Stuff Collective TV series
Hursley 50th anniversary looking forward
Sky News/IBM Hursley 50th event Sky News/IBM Hursley
2008-09-16
Metaverse updates
Metaverse Week in Review Online
2009-05-10
IEEE virtual worlds
Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds Washington
2011-05-12
The future of communication - Metaverses
VWFE Europe London
2008-10-06
Washing away cave paintings
Train 4 Success Online - Second Life
2009-06-10
Metameets (Moderator)
Metameets 2011 Amsterdam
2011-06-20
Educating with new technology
Handheld Learning London
2008-10-13
Washing away cave paintings
BCS/IET joint event Coventry
2009-10-12
Virtual worlds in enterprise
IBM technology road show Brussels
2007-07-12
So you think virtual worlds aren't important
Develop 2011 Brighton
2011-07-19
The future of the workplace
Workplace trends London
2008-09-14
Future of the workplace pt2
Workplace Trends London
2009-09-14
Virtual worlds in enterprise
IBM technology road show Amsterdam
2007-07-10
You can be a games programmer
6th form open day John Leggot college
2011-03-25
Sample Talks (1)
Changing the world with emerging technology
Sharing some tales from recording The Cool Stuff Collective kids ITV show and how the Future Tech elements in the show is actually threaded together to get more people into STEM subjects through maker culture. From Metaverses to 3d printing, Arduino to Hydrogen Fuel cells and with the odd saturday morning custard pie, there is a lot of cool technology out there. When it is all put together it shows us a path to an exciting future powered by people willing to share online.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
- Corporate Training
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