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	Gohsuke Takama: president Journalinst / Consultant Planner on project entropy management, media relations strategy and technology trend research for bi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-modal information technology services and product developments, also event productions. • Produced the Startup Forum, an international venture presentation event for tech business startups in Japan, 2000. • Researching new trends in e-commerce, network security, computer graphics, virtual reality, interactive multimedia, computer networking & privacy issues in the networked society. • Providing strategic planning, consulting & lectures on media technologies, for various clients including Dentsu Inc., Hakuhodo Inc. & Canon Inc. Expertised in network security, computer networking, interactive multimedia, computer graphics, virtual reality & stage production. • Working journalist for magazines & books published in Japan, including Wired Japan, Asahi Personal Computing & Nikkei CG, also for Wired US. • Providing English-Japanese translation service on computer technology and related subjects, for major publishers in Japan including Benesse, Shoeisha & Dohosha Publishing. • Member of VeRGe (San Francisco Virtual Reality Education Foundation) and LA SIGGRAPH. • Promoted the Interactive Brainwave Visual Analyzer (IBVA), a Macintosh computer based ElectroEncephaloGraph products, in USA & Japan since 1991. • more...
	Recent Highlight of Works • Translated a web design book "HotWired Style", published by Digital Hollywood in 1998. • Translated actor script for "Bliss.com" VRML demonstration, for Blitcom LLC & SGI in 1997. • Translated 18000 words of MacOS8 documents for 1996 Apple developer's conference in Japan. • Managed Internet multicasting of Ryuichi Sakamoto's Budokan concert in Tokyo in 1995. • Exhibit of interactive brainwave artwork at SIGGRAPH 95. • Mentor for Visual Programming & MIDI at SIGKids, as a part of SIGGRAPH 93 & 94. • Technical manager for YMO Tokyo Dome concert production in June 1993. • Rigging advisor for Cirque du Soleil Japan tour in 1992. • Received recommendatory prize at ARTEC 89 international biennale in Nagoya in 1989. Planning & Consulting • Neoteny Co. Ltd., and its subsidiary SecurityDNA, on information security research, 2000 - present. • LINC Media Inc., J@pan Inc "Fusion2000" business plan competition event production, 2000 - 2001. • Sanoh System Solutions Inc., on information security research, 1998 - 2000. • Hakuhodo Inc., research on agent technology, 1999. • Dai Nihon Printing, World Convention City web site production, 1998. • Hakuhodo Inc., Microsoft Music Explorer promotional event, 1996. • Dentsu Inc., NTT pavilion planning for World Metropolitan Expo, 1994. Lectures • Software Engineers Association, on encryption policy issues, 1998 • Vantan Dennoh Intelligence College, on multimedia and computer graphics, 1998. • "Vision Quest", Canon Inc., on multimedia and computer graphics, 1997. • Tranomon Internet Workshop, Nihon Zaidan, on Internet censorship issues , 1996. Translations • Oz Interactive Inc., Fluid3D web site, 1998. • Digital Hollywood Publishing, web design book "HotWired Style" written by Jeffrey Veen of HotWired, 1998. • WhoWhere? Inc., web site presentation, 1998. • Silicon Graphics Inc. & Blitcom LLC, actor script for "Bliss.com" VRML demonstration, 1997. • Infoseek Japan, technical manual, 1997. • Shoeisha Inc., Apple Developers Conference Japan's 18000 words of MacOS8 technical material, 1996. • Wired Japan, 1995 - 1996. • Benesse Corp., part of a book "Internet English", 1995. • Nissho Electronics Inc., "Informate" magazine, 1994. • Dentsu Inc., 20000 words of research material, 1994. • Dentsu Inc., "Monthly Advertising" magazine, 1994 Writings • HotWired Japan, 1998 - present • Wired Japan, by DDP Digital Publishing, 1994 - 1998. • Asahi Personal Computing, by Asahi Shimbun, 1994 - present. • Internet Magazine, by Impress, 1999. • Digital Advisor, by Aspec, 1995 - 1998. • Doors, by Asahi Shimbun, 1996 - 1997. • Nikkei CG, by Nikkei BP, 1997. • InterIT, by UPU, 1996 - 1997. • Internet Ascii, by ASCII, 1997. • A column for Yomiuri Newspaper, 1997. • Digital Boy, by Mainichi Communications, 1996. • Studio Voice, by INFAS, 1996. • Part of a book "Cyber Revolution" by Daisan Shokan, 1995. • Part of a book "Mutimediadas" by Yoyosha publishing, 1994. • Quit magazine, by Rittor Music, 1993 - 1994. • Sound & Recording Magazine, by Rittor Music, 1992. Brief Work History 1997-present Research & consulting on network security, P2P & agent technology 1992-present Writer & Translator for magazines, books & information services web 1990-present Research & consulting in VR, Computer Graphics & MultiMedia 1985-1991 Design & production of Computerized Moving Truss Systems 1984-1991 Design & installations of Themed Expos & LBEs 1979-1990 Design & production of Laser Displays & Stage Lighting Controllers 1978-1990 Design & production of Professional Audio Mixing Boards 1977-present President of Meta Sound Engineering