Nelson Zagalo

Nelson Zagalo is Assistant Professor at the University of Minho (UM). He got his PhD in Communication Technology from the University of Aveiro about new interaction paradigms in virtual environments. He is member of the board of directors of the Master of Technology and Digital Art at UM and of the Center for Communication and Society Studies. He co-chairs the research group EngageLab at Computer Graphics Center and chairs the Portuguese Society of Videogame Sciences. He has more than forty peer-reviewed publications in the fields of film, videogames, interactive storytelling, and emotion and has chaired the Digital Games 2008 – National Research Conference; the SLACTIONS 2009 International Conference: Life, imagination, and work using metaverse platforms; and the ICIDS2009 - 2nd International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling. Nelson is the author of the book "Interactive Emotions, from Film to Videogames" (2009).

Publications

Virtual Worlds and Metaverse Platforms: New Communication and Identity Paradigms
Virtual Worlds and Metaverse Platforms: New Communication and Identity Paradigms
Nelson Zagalo, Leonel Morgado, Ana Boa-Ventura. © 2012. 423 pages.
While metaverse platforms are no longer a novel topic, they still pose challenges for the adaption of conventional research methodologies and communication practices. Virtual...