William vanRyper has been writing state-of-the-art graphics software since 1982. He was chief scientist at Flamingo Graphics, a company providing truecolor, object-oriented drawing, and anti-aliasing technology to a host of OEM's on all the major platforms. He has designed visualization systems, animation, and drawing packages for many major corporate clients. He is the president of uvr, a private consulting firm in Cambridge, MA, and is currently researching, writing, and speaking about the frontiers of consciousness, science, and technology.