Background
Wakita, Akira was born on October 30, 1974 in Kichijoji, Japan. Son of Yoshiaki and Yoneko Wakita.
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Akira Wakita
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Akira Wakita, Japanese multimedia designer, researcher. Recipient Media Arts Festival, Jury's Selection, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2002, Asia Digital Art Awards, Excellence Award(Digital Design Category), Digital Art Awards Executive Committee, 2003, Invitation, FILE: Electronic Language International Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2000.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Governance, Keio University, Graduate School Media and Governance, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan, 2002.
Career
Engineer Lattice Technology Inc., Kudan-minami, Chiyoda-ku, Japan, 1999—2002. Creative director Sphere Systems Design Co.Ltd., Azabu-juban, Minato-ku, Japan, 2002—2003. Creative director, president Frogvision Ltd., Setagaya-ku, Japan, 2003—2005.
Assistant professor Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan, since 2004.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques Tokyo.
Interests
Connections
Married Aya Kawashima, May 25, 2002.
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Japanese
Awards
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Recipient Media Arts Festival, Jury's Selection, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2002, Asia Digital Art Awards, Excellence Award(Digital Design Category), Digital Art Awards Executive Committee, 2003, Invitation, FILE: Electronic Language International Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2000.Recipient Media Arts Festival, Jury's Selection, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2002, Asia Digital Art Awards, Excellence Award(Digital Design Category), Digital Art Awards Executive Committee, 2003, Invitation, FILE: Electronic Language International Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2000.