DeCA hosted the 4th edition of the Seminar ‘Emerging Topics in Multimedia in Education’, organized by students from the Doctoral Programme in Multimedia in Education, with the involvement of Carlos Santos (DigiMedia) and Margarida Lucas (CIDTFF).

This year’s edition took place on 17th January, under the theme “Reimagining Innovation in Learning with Artificial Intelligence”, focusing on innovative practices incorporating Artificial Intelligence. The invited keynote speaker was Luís Borges Gouveia, from Fernando Pessoa University.

Dozens of teachers interested in the topic, as well as many researchers from DigiMedia and CIDTFF, attended the event.

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Dalila Martins and Maria Júlia Vieira, PhD candidates in the Doctoral Program in New Media and members of the DigiMedia Research Centre, took part in the 15th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts, held in Maia, Porto, (on December 4 and 5).

Dalila presented the paper “‘I ended up not playing more…’ A Design Model to Support Completion of Narrative Serious Games for Mental Health”, an article that is part of her doctoral research. The paper addresses the final version of the Optimal Engagement Model for narrative serious games in the context of mental health.

Maria Júlia Vieira presented the paper “Unveiling Hidden Pioneers: Carla Vieira Faria’s Legacy in Portuguese Digital Game History”, co-authored with researcher Luciana Lima, which won the conference’s Best Paper Award.

The PhD researchers also presented a collaborative paper, “Aloy’s Challenge to Gender Stereotypes in Contemporary Video Game Narratives”, which examines the representation of women in digital games through a qualitative analysis of players’ perceptions of Aloy, the protagonist of the game Horizon Zero Dawn (2017).

The conference brought together researchers and professionals from the field of games, providing opportunities for discussion, feedback, and the exchange of ideas.