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Adrian Hon

Adrian Hon is a game designer, author, and former CEO and founder of Six to Start. At Six to Start, Adrian co-created Zombies, Run!, led the design of Marvel Move, won Best of Show at SXSW, and worked on multiple projects with Disney Imagineering. He designed the Perplex City ARG and wrote books including "You've Been Played", a critique of gamification, and the novel "A History of the Future in 100 Objects". He writes at mssv.net and is Associate Artist at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh.

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Playing First Contact in Eclipse, a Spectacular 3-day Sci-Fi Larp

2025-06-24 0 Adrian Hon

The larp Eclipse "was like a simulated near-death experience, an attempt to convince players they were on the brink of unimaginable transformation," reflects Adrian Hon, in this detailed and thoughtful article: spoiler warning!

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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser – The Blockbuster to End All Blockbusters

2025-06-20 0 Adrian Hon

The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was an admirable foray into creating a larp-like experience for mass audiences on a gargantuan scale. It was not perfect, but it was far from a disaster.

Playing First Contact in Eclipse, a Spectacular 3-day Sci-Fi Larp

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser – The Blockbuster to End All Blockbusters

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