About Me

I'm a designer and researcher in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and for the last ten years, I have been researching and developing games for health, focusing on health communication, citizenship, social participation and science communication.

I have been involved in other academic initiatives, like being one of the founders of the game studies journal Acta Ludica and the chair of the Health Track of the Brazilian Symposium on Games and Digital Entertainment (SBGames).

I also work on the development of analog games, digital games, gamification projects and similar initiatives for serious and entertainment purposes. 

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I have almost 20 years of experience as a lecturer and speaker, dealing with game-related themes, interactive narratives, new media, design thinking and speculative design.

Experience

Researcher and Designer

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

2006 - Current

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At Fiocruz, I have worked in all kinds of design projects and, since 2009, I have been researching and developing digital and analog games and other ludic experiments.

Professor

Estácio de Sá University

2001 - 2022

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I researched game design methods and teached undergraduates from the courses of Internet Development and Digital Games about Game Design, Game Studies, Digital Media and Graphic Design.

Visiting Scholar

Breda Univ. of Applied Sciences

2019

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As a visiting scholar at BUas, I conducted research about simulation/gaming from the perspective of collective health, science communication and public services.

Education

PhD in Sciences

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

2009 - 2013

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My PhD dissertation investigated the potential of digital games, and, particularly, massive online digital games for public health communication in Brazil. You can download it here (in Portuguese).

M.A in Visual Arts

Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro

2000 - 2002

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My master thesis relied on concepts from Cognitive Anthropology and Media Ecology to investigate how graphic designers were making the passage from graphic design for printed media to web design. You can download it here (in Portuguese).

Degree in Graphic Design

Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro

1996 - 1999

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At the School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, I was trained to design compelling visual solutions for all kinds of concepts and products. My final visual project was a fictional book collection called "Lewisianas".