Hi, I'm Maíra!
I’m a Game Designer and Narrative Designer.
About
Since graduating in Audio and Video Production in 2011 my main occupation has been game design, but things have moved back and forth into storytelling many times.
After the first few years acting as a game designer, plus some self-encouraged research and study, I have put my degree to use in a then new and foggy field: narrative design. This experience changed how I see and think video games to this day.
Latest Post
Mar 14, 2019
Empathic Game Design
How a game changed thanks to empathy
Most of my career I’ve been involved in developing mobile games. Of many lessons learned in this very particular way of creating entertainment, the one I cherish the most is to respect your players. Empathy is the number 1 skill I believe a designer should have in any field, and a precious one in this industry of ours. This case study revolves around a yet unreleased game in which I played a part in-between game design and narrative design.
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