Zi Mei is a New York City based interactive developer, illustrator, and technology consultant. He quickly developed an interest in computers after the purchase of his first home PC (a 16 MHz 386 running DOS 5.0), and spent many of his teenage years heavily involved in the underground art scene, hacker communities, and BBS elite subcultures. In his high school years, armed with plans from 2600 and a penchant for mischief, Zi and several friends made a red box for the purposes of prank calling teachers and school officials. More recently, he served as creative director of a video and voice chat software company. Currently, he works with touch screen technology and develops applications with humane, intuitive control mechanisms.