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Delegation from the University of Huíla visits DigiMedia labs

The DigiMedia laboratories at the University of Aveiro welcomed a delegation from the University of Huíla (ISCED - Lubango), represented by Professors Helder Bahu and Filipe...

PhD Students Team outreach Training and workshops

DigiMedia PhD Researcher selected for Let’s CHAOS Course

Sudarshan Kadam, a PhD student in New Media, at the University of Aveiro, was selected to participate in the Let’s CHAOS course, implemented within the NAWA SPINAKER programme. The...

Publications Science and society

DigiMedia researcher authors an opinion piece on the Teacher–Student relationship as human reritage

DigiMedia researcher, Filipe Moreira, was the author of the opinion article "A relação professor-aluno: um património humano a valorizar", written on the printed regional newspaper of...

PhD Students Publications Science and society

"Fronteira Digital": a Reflection on the Preservation of Memory in the Digital Age

"Memória: o tesouro do futuro" is the newest article of the DigiMedia opinion column “Fronteira Digital” in the newspaper Diário de Aveiro, written by Rita Gomes, a PhD student in New...

Events

DigiMedia Supports the Organization of Global Game Jam® 2026 at the University of Aveiro

DigiMedia was involved in the organization of the local edition of the Global Game Jam® (GGJ) at the University of Aveiro, which took place from January 30 to February 1, 2026. The...

Science and society Team outreach Training and workshops

DigiMedia researcher supports Doctoral Education and research capacity in Angola through the UNI.AO Programme

The DigiMedia researcher Oksana Tymoshchuk outlined the mission of the UNI.AO Programme, in which the University of Aveiro is collaborating in the design of the first doctoral programme in...

About DigiMedia

DigiMedia – Digital Media and Interaction is an interdisciplinary research centre of the University of Aveiro working at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, and Media Studies, with outputs encompassing Fundamental Research (frameworks, models, and scales), Applied Research (content-based digital products, online services, and digital tools in the form of instances and prototypes), and Industrial Research (in the form of products — Digital Games, Mobile Apps, Interactive TV Apps, Web Apps, and Social Media Apps — and patents).

DigiMedia at a glance

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DigiMedia Research Teams

Digital Health

The Digital Health team aims to research and design innovative digital media solutions to improve health, wellbeing, care, quality-of-life, inclusion, and active ageing, acknowledging the diversity of target groups, health conditions, user experience and contexts that frame this domain.

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Digital Media & Society

This team investigates the potential of emerging media technologies in preserving cultural heritage, considering ethical implications related to cultural representation and authenticity. A philosophical and psychological convergence on temporality, intergenerationality, and wellbeing supports the research.

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Immersive Play

A research team that is focused on game and narrative design to craft playful and augmented experiences. In specific, it investigates engagement within playful environments to promote behavioural change.

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Social iVX – Social and Interactive Viewing eXperiences

This team is committed to exploring and enhancing the viewer experience within the expansive TV ecosystem. This encompasses user interactions with video content across diverse sources and a constellation of media devices.

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Technology Enhanced Learning & Communities

Drawing on the knowledge gained from the last decade on research and design of social platforms for learning, this team is committed to extending learning environments through ideas of being, belonging and relatedness, considering the power of generative AI.

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JDMI Periodical Publication

The Journal of Digital Media & Interaction is an international open-access journal, published 2 times a year. The journal addresses research on digital media and user experience in creative, cultural and social contexts. It focuses on the socio-technological challenges seen from a transdisciplinary perspective, grounded in media studies and interaction design, as well as in human-computer interaction, communication, cultural studies, design and psychology.

Delegation from the University of Huíla visits DigiMedia labs

DigiMedia PhD Researcher selected for Let’s CHAOS Course

DigiMedia researcher authors an opinion piece on the Teacher–Student relationship as human reritage

"Fronteira Digital": a Reflection on the Preservation of Memory in the Digital Age

DigiMedia Supports the Organization of Global Game Jam® 2026 at the University of Aveiro

DigiMedia researcher supports Doctoral Education and research capacity in Angola through the UNI.AO Programme

About DigiMedia

DigiMedia at a glance

30

87

65

955

DigiMedia Research Teams

Digital Health

Digital Media & Society

Immersive Play

Social iVX – Social and Interactive Viewing eXperiences

Technology Enhanced Learning & Communities

DigiMedia network

JDMI Periodical Publication

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