Chaim Gingold

Executive Creative Director // Freelancing
Summary
Chaim Gingold is a seasoned professional with a diverse background in design, development, simulation, and gaming.
With an impressive list of clients including Spore, EA/Maxis, Valve, UCSF Medical School, and Linden Lab, Chaim's expertise ranges from authoring tools to tangible computing and prototyping.
Notably, Chaim served as the design lead for the highly acclaimed Spore Creature Creator project at EA/Maxis.
Education wise, Chaim holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Master's Degree in Digital Media Design from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with a Minor in English from West Virginia University.
Throughout his career, Chaim has been affiliated with various renowned organizations, including roles such as Freelance Designer & Independent Developer, Acting VP of Design at Hack Computer, Researcher at Y Combinator Research (YCR) / Human Advancement Research Community (HARC), Researcher / Development Expert at Communications Design Group / SAP Labs, Game Designer at EA/Maxis Spore, Design Intern at Maxis/EA Spore, and Research Assistant at Georgia Tech.
Currently, Chaim Gingold is focusing on his freelancing projects while also working on a forthcoming book for MIT Press that delves into the history of SimCity and computer simulation titled Building SimCity: How People Shape Computing.