Creative Director - Steve McNeil
Steve McNeil has hosted WiFi Wars' shows alongside our Technical Director, Rob Sedgebeer, since the pair began working together in 2013. In addition to his work with WiFi Wars, he has also been in demand elsewhere:
Creative Consultant
Steve played a crucial role in the creation, development and production of the UK's most successful gaming TV show of the last 20 years (Go 8-Bit) and, as a result, is frequently in demand by companies wishing to draw on his expertise in accessible, entertaining gaming content. Previous clients include Pringles, TikTok, Captain Morgan, Ubisoft and more. Recently, he also took an Assistant Producer and Script Writing/Editing role on the ITV Xmas Eve special, "Lost Voice Guy's Christmas Comedy Club."
Comedian
Steve is a successful comedian, as part of award-winning double act McNeil and Pamphilon, appearing as team captain on his TV show Go 8 Bit, and its spin-off, Go 8 Bit DLC. His Amazon best-selling book about the history of video games, Hey! Listen!, spawned a successful stand-up special now available from celebrated comedy production company Go Faster Stripe.
Games Commentator
Steve has been a go-to voice on gaming for many years, for the UK gaming channel Ginx TV, Sky News, BBC Radio and Challenge TV's multi-series Video Game Nation. He currently writes a monthly piece for Wireframe Magazine, and has previously written for Vice, Den of Geek and Time Out, amongst others. He also holds partner status on both Twitch and YouTube, as a result of his earlier content creation.
Events Work/Hosting
As well as an earlier career in Events Project Management, Steve has been stage host at multiple events for eSports organisations Gfinity and ESL, and appeared for Comic Relief, Faceit's Global Summit and Stand Up To Cancer. He has also been script writer for three of the last four BAFTA Games Awards.
Steve McNeil, Creative Director
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Technology Director - Rob Sedgebeer
Prior to WiFi Wars, Rob Sedgebeer was at the forefront of web development, creating several groundbreaking products as part of his role as Technical Manager at Dennis Publishing. In addition to creating the core WiFi Wars experience, he has also created a number of other tools to elevate the experience above that of the competition:
Rob Sedgebeer, Technical Director
Photo by Andy Hollingworth
Complete AV control
Our custom software gives you easy, non-linear control of any audio or visual assets you wish to present, as well as sophisticated DMX lighting controls
Flexible online conferencing & broadcasting
Our video conference software gives you full HD access to any participant's video and audio, as well as allows broadcasting to thousands of viewers with near-zero latency
Custom audience interactivity
Poll your audience for instant and on-demand feedback. Use our powerful technology to maintain engagement with surveys, votes and quizzes
Online, live and hybrid events
Events can be broadcast from a real or virtual location, to any online platform, with in-person audiences interacting seamlessly with online viewers