§05 About
Vincent Aliquo
Augusta, Maine · 44.31°N 69.78°W
In 2021, I joined Haiku, Inc. to lead World of Haiku—a cyberpunk game that teaches real hacking inside a simulated Linux desktop—and then built the ranges and the Forge editor that grew up around it. I'm now a co-founder and VP of Engineering. All of it led to HADES, which I invented: the same simulated networks, stretched out to drones and satellites, with trained adversaries as the players. Players never play the game as designed. Neither does the adversary.
I'm also a journalist, photographer, artist, and author. I reported on the Hong Kong protests and the struggle of visa holders for SCAD District; my photographs have been exhibited and earned honorable mentions; I designed the cover of Death In Venison; and my own book, Flesh is the Shore, comes out in 2026.
I live in Augusta, Maine. I serve on the board of Baxter Academy—I graduated with its very first class—and I help organize the Kennebec game jams. Since September 2026, I've also been a co-founder and CTO of Modekal Inc., a genetics-focused health and performance platform.
§05.1 Timeline
- 2026 Writing
Flesh is the Shore
Forthcoming.
- 2026 Work
Co-founder and CTO, Modekal Inc.
- 2026 Talk
DAFITC 2026
Co-presented AI-driven cyber training research with the Air Force Institute of Technology.
- 2026 Work
KONA, Orca and subScribe
A project manager, an evidence-calibrated AI system, and an open-source writing suite.
- 2026 Community
Kennebec game jams
Co-organized Kennebec Log Jam and Kennebec Pride Jam 2026.
- 2026 Work
HADES
First prototype in January; listed on the U.S. Army Air Marketplace; nine patent applications pending.
- 2025 Work
Musebase
Co-founder and CTO, July to December.
- 2025 Work
Co-founder, Haiku
Also published: System and Method for Cyber Training, US 2025/0258975 A1.
- 2025 Award
#7, Fast Company Most Innovative AR/VR Companies
Haiku, Inc.
- 2025 Talk
The Great AI Debate
SuperCharger Ventures Festa, Verdala Palace, Malta.
- 2025 Community
Board member, Baxter Academy
- 2025 Community
Testimony on LD 1571
Maine Legislature, on charter-school teacher certification.
- 2024 Work
Navi
Senior software engineering consultant, Saint Security Group.
- 2024 Award
DARPA tools competition
1 of 6 winners from over 230 entrants.
- 2024 Work
VP of Engineering, Haiku
- 2023 Award
Fast Company Innovation by Design
World of Haiku, Security category.
- 2023 Work
Director of Engineering, Haiku
Brought Haiku Pro to production, launched Forge, and moved World of Haiku to a web subscription.
- 2022 Work
Death In Venison cover
Book cover for Maine Authors Publishing.
- 2022 Work
World of Haiku 1.0 on Steam
Launched July 21, 2022.
- 2021 Work
Joined Haiku, Inc.
Software Developer Lead on World of Haiku.
- 2021 Award
1st place, Best Gameplay
Zoélie, Intel University Games Showcase.
- 2021 Talk
SCAD GamingFest: The making of Zoélie
- 2020 Work
Task.it
Chief Technical Engineer at Timelab LLC.
- 2020 Award
Highly Commended, The Rookies
Zoélie, Game of the Year category.
- 2020 School
BFA, cum laude
Interactive Design and Game Development, Savannah College of Art and Design.
- 2020 Work
Zoélie
Lead programmer and Scrum master on a team of about 40.
- 2019 Award
Best online newspaper
SCAD District, at Savannah State University.
- 2019 Writing
Hong Kong reporting
Covered the protests for SCAD District and my own Aliquo Journal.
- 2019 Work
Make Meaningful Work
Engineer: prototyping, R&D, and workshop curriculum.
- 2019 Talk
SCAD Talk Hong Kong
An 18-minute talk on escapism, and on enjoying the process of creating.
- 2018 Award
Photography honorable mentions
Photographer's Forum Best of Photography and the ND Awards.
- 2018 Work
Radio Silence
Global Game Jam 2018.
- 2017 Work
Web director, SCAD Student Media
Built, designed, and ran the sites for SCAD District, SCAD Radio, Port City Review, The Manor, Render Q, and HoneyDripper.
- 2016 School
Baxter Academy, first graduating class
Graduated with the first class, then headed south to the Savannah College of Art and Design.
- 2014 Work
Abysm
Began leading a dark fantasy adventure game as my Flex Friday project at Baxter Academy.
- 2013 Community
Java tutorials on YouTube
Started a series of 22 Java GUI tutorials, published through 2016. They have since passed 300,000 views.
§05.2 Worked with
- Haiku, Inc. Co-founder and VP of Engineering
- Modekal Inc. Co-founder and CTO
- Musebase Co-founder and CTO
- Saint Security Group Senior software engineering consultant, Navi
- Timelab LLC Chief Technical Engineer, Task.it
- Make Meaningful Work Engineer
- Eat It & Like It Webmaster, for the WTOC show
- SCAD Student Media Web director
- Maine Authors Publishing Cover of Death In Venison
- iD Tech Camps Online instructor
And through Haiku: Air Force squadrons, cities, universities, and school districts
§05.3 Awards
- 2025 #7, The 10 Most Innovative AR and VR Companies · Haiku, Inc. · Fast Company
- 2024 1 of 6 winners, Building an Adaptive and Competitive Workforce · Haiku, Inc., 5G training · DARPA Tools Competition
- 2023 Innovation by Design Award, Security · World of Haiku · Fast Company
- 2023 Finalist, Academic Achievement in Cybersecurity · World of Haiku · Raices Seguras
- 2021 1st place, Best Gameplay · Zoélie · Intel University Games Showcase
- 2020 Highly Commended, Game of the Year · Zoélie · The Rookies
- 2020 Finalist, Rookie of the Year; Draft Selection · Zoélie · The Rookies
- 2020 2nd place, Best Website · SCAD District · Georgia Press Association
- 2020 Nominated · Hong Kong and visa-holder reporting, SCAD District · Georgia College Press Awards
- 2019 Best online newspaper · SCAD District · Savannah State University
- 2018 Honorable mention, Best of Photography · Photography · Photographer's Forum
- 2018 Honorable mention · Photography · ND Awards
§05.4 Press
- 2026 Is AI cybersecurity a game? Local researchers part of NSA grant to show it can be · University of Dayton
- 2025 The 10 Most Innovative Augmented and Virtual Reality Companies of 2025 · Fast Company
- 2024 Haiku, Inc Awarded Phase II STTR Contract by AFWERX to Develop Advanced Cybersecurity Training for U.S. Air Force · EIN Presswire
- 2024 Game-Based Training in 5G Hands-On Engineering Skills · Tools Competition
- 2023 This Video Game Could Solve the Cybersecurity Job Crisis · Fast Company
- 2023 Innovation by Design 2023: Best Security Design · Fast Company
- 2021 Peak Behind the Curtain: The Making of Zoélie · Animation Career Review
- 2021 SCAD GamingFest · CW69 Atlanta
- 2021 SCAD GamingFest brings Epic Games, Bungie and leaders of the industry to virtual festival · Savannah Now
- 2021 Zoélie wins Intel game showcase · SCAD