Summary
Akira Hayasaka is a Tokyo-based freelance programmer and engineer with 15 years of experience blending information science, cultural studies, and fine arts into technical work. He co-founded and served as VP of an overseas medical systems firm, later founding PAN co. ltd., and has returned to freelancing to collaborate with creative teams like Tangible Interaction and Rhizomatiks. Akira specializes in web application development, visual programming, and storytelling that integrates physical devices, informed by a strong grounding in information theory. His projects bridge art and engineering, earning honors such as the Tokyo Interactive Ad Award, Design Week Award, and a D&AD Yellow Pencil. Notably, his liberal arts background shapes a distinctive approach to language-as-symbol in software design, making his solutions concept-driven as well as technically robust.
15 years of coding experience
graduate, cultural studies, art and computer science, graduate, cultural studies, art and computer science at 国際基督教大学 / International Christian University
Japanese, English