Michael Gaio

Evolutionary entrepreneur, information / interaction / experience designer, information architect, programmerr, inventor, philosopher, writer, multimedia artist, archetypal cosmologist, and transdisciplinary, noospheric researcher.

PURPOSE: inform, involve, and inspire evolution in culture, communications, and consciousness.

MISSION: design, develop, and innovate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects for enhancing collective intelligence and promoting social evolution.

FOCUS: information / interaction / experience design and programming of software, games, media, and devices for socio-cultural transformation thru computational, biological, neurological, cognitive, techological, and ideological systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

I have worked in New Media production within the Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) market since 1998, honing multiple talents in visual design, animation, interaction design, user interface design, Flash design & ActionScript programming, Information Architecture, web development, and innovation for social evolution. I have produced over 100 projects primarily in support of ecological, sociological, and culturally creative organizations and initiatives, such as: Harvard University's Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE), the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), the Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI), United Nations (UN) World Environment Day, Julia Butterfly's Hill's Circle of Life, EarthDance International, PlanetWork, Species Alliance, Duane Elgin's Awakening Earth, Dave Ellis' Leadership Training, Richard Tarnas' Cosmos and Psyche, The Resonance Project, Ken Wilber's Core Integral, AutoDesk, and the Brain Plasticity Institute (BPI). I've conducted classes on Virtual Reality development to grade-school children, and instructed a full series of Flash design and programming courses at the Center for Electronic Arts (CEA) in San Francisco. I have initiated multiple innovative entrepreneurial projects that combine principles in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Transpersonal Psychology, and Archetypal Cosmology to promote social evolution.

ACADEMIC EDUCATION:

B.A. in Creative Writing, Literature, and Psychology from Pacific University (1992).
M.A. in Philosophy & Religion with a concentration in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies (2006).

COMMUNITY EDUCATION:

A live-in "alumni" member of the Solstice Grove sustainable community for seven years: direct learning experiences in community dynamics, advanced interpersonal communications, and synergy collaboration.

SERVICE OFFERINGS:

I offer the leverage of my seasoned skill set with fuel of creative inspiration, insight, and innovation to direct projects that result in superbly designed information systems of both form and function.

• Consultation: interactive media design and development strategies, gamificiation, internet trends (Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0 ... and beyond).

• Conceptual Design: concept origination and development, story boarding, wireframes.

• Design & Development: Interaction Design (IXD), User Interface Design (UID), User Experience Design (UXD), Information Architecture (IA), Flash / ActionScript design and programming, graphic design, mobile applications and games (iOS, Android), Tangible User Interfaces (TUI), interactive installations.

SKILLS & TOOLS:

Creative: Conceptual Design, Story Boarding, Wire Framing
Visual Design & Animation: Flash, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Unity3D, Flash Catalyst
Development: Flash, Flash Builder / Flex, AIR, DreamWeaver, iOS, Xcode, MVC, GIT
Programming Languages: ActionScript 3.0, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, XML, RDF, Java, C++, Objective-C, Python, UNIX
Creative Coding: Processing, OpenFrameworks, Cinder, Arduino
3D Modeling: KPT Bryce, VRML, Second Life, Google SketchUp
Video: Final Cut Pro
Audio: Ableton Live, Reason, Guitar, Keyboard, Vocalization
On-going Research: Principles and trends in Information / Communications Technology (ICT), User Experience Design (UX), Game Design, and Cognitive Science.

TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Cognitive Science, Design Science, Visual Language, Projective Geometry, Bio-Mimicry, Integral Theory, Informatics, Interface Philosophy, Conceptual Spaces, Pattern Languages, Semantic Web, Ontological Engineering, Social Networks, Neural Networks, Game Theory, Gamificiation, Virtual Spaces, Augmented Reality (AR), Tangible User Interfaces (TUI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biofeedback, Cognitive Semantics, Semiotics, Symbolic Systems, Xenolinguistics, Trans-Symbolic Communication Systems, Computational Metaphysics, Technoetics (TNE), Synthetic Biology, Bioinformatics, Neuroinformatics, Biophotonics, Bio-Engineering, Technoethics (TE), Transhumanism, Archetypal Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology, Archetypal Cosmology, Noospherics, Collective Intelligence, Synchronicity.

NETWORKS:

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PERSONAL WEBSITES:

www.holosys.net
www.jalaka.com
www.mythicsystems.com
www.socialalchemy.net
www.datatemple.net
www.synchronicity.net
www.fractalmarketing.org
www.transcendigital.org
blog.michaelgaio.com

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