Jon Higgins
Teaching Technologist (Virtual And Augmented Reality) at University of Bristol
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJon Higgins is a software engineer and teaching technologist with 12 years of experience who now leads VR/AR teaching on the MSc Immersive Technology course at the University of Bristol. He combines a front-end development background across agencies and product teams with hands-on Unity instruction, helping creatives with no prior coding build XR experiences. His trajectory spans senior front-end roles in Australia and technical leadership in UK startups, giving him a practical mix of design sensibility and production engineering. Jon holds an MA in Virtual and Extended Realities and often bridges academia and industry by translating cutting-edge immersive practices into classroom-ready workflows. Notably, he transitioned from high-paced agency delivery to shaping curriculums that enable non-technical artists to author interactive experiences.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Virtual and extended realities, Master of Arts - MA Virtual and extended realities at University of the West of EnglandArt Foundation Design and Visual Communications General, Art Foundation Design and Visual Communications General at Arts University Bournemouth
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Github Skills (88)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
jonjhiggins/lighthouse-compare-urls
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
Compare two URLs via Google's Lighthouse to check for performance differences (Node.js)
Contributions:46 commits, 18 PRs, 28 pushes in 29 days
urlsnode-jsjavascriptlighthousedifferences
jonjhiggins/jon-higgins-2023
Feb 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:43 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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