Adam Clarke is a professional artist who uses video games, traditional art, and digital technology to inspire and entertain, working internationally with institutions, museums, charities, and other organizations. He is a global speaker on the uses of Minecraft, video gaming, and creative digital technology, and how playing can open to learning and discovery and enable a new generation of creators, thinkers, and agents of social change. Speaking engagements have included Being a Man Festival, London; Museum Next, NYC; CultureGeek, London; Sonar Festival, Barcelona; CMC, Quebec. He is the creative driving force behind numerous groundbreaking projects, including Playcraft, the world's first play to be performed live onstage and within Minecraft; Tateworlds, the first major project in the world to use Minecraft in a cultural context; and We Are the Rangers, a Minecraft adventure map highlighting the plight of animals at the edge of extinction, as part of the United For Wildlife campaign. Adam has more than 25 years of experience delivering inspiring and engaging workshops to all ages, especially children and young adults, and is passionate about using digital and traditional tools to encourage global creative engagement. Adam also runs his own YouTube Channel, The Wizard, and is the voice of Wizard Keen in Wonderquest, a children's educational Minecraft show, alongside YouTube star Stampy. He lives in Cumbria, in northwest England.
