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holds a M.A in Multimedia Communication (Interactive Multimedia), and a BSc in New Technologies of Communication from University of Aveiro. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms at University of Aveiro and University of Porto, holding a FCT Ph.D. scholarship; and a research fellow at DigiMedia Research Centre. As part of his PhD thesis, he is studying the impact of social digital games in older adults’ digital competences on online communities. His research interests are digital platforms, human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, digital games, gamification, and ageing studies.

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Articles published on IXD&A:

• ‘Staying Connected with Aged Populations in Times of COVID-19: An Interview Study of the Role of Portuguese Institutions and Municipalities’, N. 54, 2022, pp. 34 – 53, abstract, download, (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-054-002), Google Scholar
"In times of social confinement frequently associated with COVID-19 pandemics, an increasing dependence of aged populations on digital media to maintain social interactions and participation in society..."

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