Our Team ↓
A multidisciplinary team of artists, academics, designers, and artisans.
We bring research and craft together to make work that is both scientifically grounded and finely crafted.
Handcrafter with care. Published by diplopia®
Creating Empathetic Characters: A Method
tânia ribeiro ● designer, researcher, human
fernando sousa ✦ helper, designer
peter brinson ◆ co-writer, thinker
ana isabel veloso ■ point person
joaquim "joca" costa ◆ precision trimmer
isabel costa ✦ bookbinder
lúcia ribeiro ◆ bookbinder
mauro magalhães ■ health and safety
cristina borges ◆ technical editor
rodrigo magalhães ✦ social media manager
Scientific Publications
The method is grounded in doctoral research at the University of Aveiro, developed with Ana Isabel Veloso and Peter Brinson (University of Southern California). Selected publications:
Ribeiro, T., Veloso, A.I., Brinson, P. (2025). Crafting Empathetic Characters: A Dual Approach to Enhancing Emotional Depth in Character Design. In: Fang, X. (ed.) HCI in Games. HCII 2025. LNCS vol. 15816. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92578-8_16
Ribeiro, T., Veloso, A.I., Brinson, P. (2025). Crafting Empathetic Characters: A Dual Approach to Enhancing Emotional Depth in Character Design. In: Fang, X. (ed.) HCI in Games. HCII 2025. LNCS vol. 15816. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92578-8_16
