Journalistic reporting of game technology research at Tempo Soluções em Informática

• Grant number: 06/01128-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Journalism
• Start date: August 01, 2006
• End date: February 28, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Communications
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Alberto Vogt
• Grantee: Alessandra de Falco Brasileiro
• Host Institution: Núcleo de Desenvolvimento da Criatividade (NUDECRI). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Reitoria, Brazil

Abstract

The candidate has chosen to report the cutting-edge projects on game technology under-development at the research department of Tempo Soluções em Informática. The channel where the reports are going to be published will be the electronic magazine ComCiência. Through these activities, it is expected for the candidate to improve her capacity on scientific reporting getting specialized on science and technology. It is important to divulge projects which the produced technology can be used in educational tools development. This project will also enforce the relations between the industry and universities, and the importance of supporting from financing institutions. Moreover, it will be able to stimulate other research centers to divulge their projects, and it will improve the scientific journalism in the country. (AU)