In the last game project I've been involved in, we designed and implemented the media literacy videogame Data Defenders (2024). You can play it on Android or iOS or in your computer.
Nelson Zagalo is Professor of Multimedia at the University of Aveiro, and Scientific Coordinator of DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research Center. He founded the Portuguese Society for Videogames Sciences, and the Journal of Digital Media & Interaction. He has served as technological and scientific consultant for companies, European and national funding programs, and superior education course accreditation. He has coordinated and participated in more than 20 scientific projects with competitive national or European funding. He is the author of more than two hundred peer-reviewed publications in journals, books and conferences worldwide. He has written the books "Interactive Emotions, from Film to Videogames" (2009), “Videogames in Portugal: History, Technology and Art” (2013), and "Engagement Design. Designing for Interaction Motivations" (2020). He published the blog Virtual Illusion (2003-2023) and keeps publishing in Narrativa X.
For the academic curriculum, you can visit Ciencia Vitae, ORCID and follow work on Google Scholar, ResearchGate.
To keep track of social media, visit BlueSky, LinkedIn or GoodReads.
Nelson Zagalo is Professor of Multimedia at the University of Aveiro, and Scientific Coordinator of DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research Center. He founded the Portuguese Society for Videogames Sciences, and the Journal of Digital Media & Interaction. He has served as technological and scientific consultant for companies, European and national funding programs, and superior education course accreditation. He has coordinated and participated in more than 20 scientific projects with competitive national or European funding. He is the author of more than two hundred peer-reviewed publications in journals, books and conferences worldwide. He has written the books "Interactive Emotions, from Film to Videogames" (2009), “Videogames in Portugal: History, Technology and Art” (2013), and "Engagement Design. Designing for Interaction Motivations" (2020). He published the blog Virtual Illusion (2003-2023) and keeps publishing in Narrativa X.
For the academic curriculum, you can visit Ciencia Vitae, ORCID and follow work on Google Scholar, ResearchGate.
To keep track of social media, visit BlueSky, LinkedIn or GoodReads.
Nelson ZagaloDepartment of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro - Portugalnzagalo@ua.pt | nzagalo@gmail.com
CC 1998 - 2023. Last update: September 2, 2023
CC 1998 - 2023. Last update: September 2, 2023