Darrin Hughes

i2i Creative is owned and operated by Darrin Hughes as a Florida LLC based in the Orlando area.

For the last few decades I've focused on storytelling & character animation, editing/pre-vis & interactive system design, pipeline development and R&D for theme parks and games. I've provided aesthetic and technical performance leadership - first for Walt Disney Imagineering, then as an independent contractor and more recently building, recruiting and training a competitive animatronics team and program for Universal Creative.

I formed i2i Creative in 2021 to continue serving arenas that depend on developing exceptional character performances from technology-constrained parts.

a few stats...

14

THEA Awards

1191

Animatronic Figures
Designed &/or
Animated

14

U.S. Patents
Granted

83

Installed
Attractions

72

Technical
Development
Innovations

32

Game Projects

52

UI/UX Design
& Tool Development
Projects

21

Interactive Shows

0

Opening/Release
Delivery Dates Missed

The hard is what makes it great

I started off in cartooning, graphic design, journalism and computer science - each of which had its appeal. But I found that character animation was difficult and exciting on a whole different level. The bar was raised further when I started working in game development, theme park animatronics and experimental robotics, allowing me to bring in some of those other skillsets, build new ones and tackle challenges that land in a spectrum between nearly and truly impossible.

This type of work itches my brain just right.

- Darrin Hughes