Organisers

Prof. Sérgio Nesteriuk

Universidade Anhembi Morumbi

Professor Sergio Nesteriuk is Head of Research and Postgraduate studies in Art and Design at University Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil. He is one of the pioneers of games design studies in Brazil and an academic researcher, independent producer, script and project consultant with international experience, and particular interest in game design, animation, film, television series and transmedia. 

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Dr. Marcos Steagall

Auckland University of Technology

Dr. Marcos Mortensen Steagall is the Programme Leader for Communication Design, South Campus at Auckland University of Technology. He is a photographer and designer with 18 years of experience in teaching, curriculum development and course coordination in the tertiary sector.

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Dr. Tatiana Tavares

Auckland University of Technology

Dr. Tatiana Tavares is a lecturer in Communication Design at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. Her artistic doctoral thesis is concerned with the potentials of polyvocality and interactive digital narrative. She is a research associate for Cultural Spaces and Design (HyperWerk Institute – Switzerland) and a researcher collaborator with the Palliative Care & End of Life Research (University of Auckland).

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Fiona Grieve

Auckland University of Technology

Fiona Grieve is an Academic Leader and Creative Director with 20+ years’ experience in design education, research, and consultancy. She is engaged in projects that utilise collaborative processes to comprehend and distill information into visual systems. Her practice positions publication design as a reflective and reflexive research platform to facilitate educational discourse and examine practice-based research and industry contexts.

Cassandra Loh

Auckland University of Technology

Cassandra Loh is a graduate of Auckland University of Technology's Bachelor of Design programme. She is an AUT Teaching Assistant for Communication Design. Currently she is undertaking a Master of Design, where she is researching hypertextual poetry from a visual communication design perspective.

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David van Vliet

Auckland University of Technology

David van Vliet holds a Master's Degree in Design from the Auckland University of Technology (AUT).  He is currently a lecturer for Communication Design South.

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