The keynote revisits the development of media technology from the 1950s to the present day and presents a vision for the future. We will cover everything from the beginnings of virtual reality to the creation of the Metaverse. The most important historical milestones in this area will be related to research developed in Visgraf's laboratories over the last 30 years. The keynote includes a live demo of the current project expanded into a shared virtual space.

Saturday, December 4th
10:30 INTRODUCTION
10:40 Luiz Velho on VFXRio Live: New media for an expanding reality
11:10 METAVERSE: Fireside Chat with the Visgraf team moderated by Liana Brazil – Founding Partner and Creative Director, SuperUber and SuperViz

JORGE LOPES
Coordinator of Technological Projects (Pi Center) at IMPA. Holds a Post-Doctorate in Additive Manufacturing (Deakin University, Australia – Visiting Professor); a Post-Doctorate in 3D Technologies for Museums (National Museum – UFRJ); a PhD in Design Products (Royal College of Art – United Kingdom); an MSc in Production Engineering (COPPE/UFRJ); a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design (UFRJ); and is a Professor in the Postgraduate Program at PUC Rio.

LUIZ VELHO
Senior Researcher at CNPq and Senior Researcher at IMPA and lead scientist at the VISGRAF Laboratory. His academic background includes: a BE in Industrial Design from ESDI/UERJ in 1979, an MS in Computer Graphics from MIT/Media Lab in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1994 from the University of Toronto. During 1982, he was a visiting filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. From 1985 to 1987 he was a Systems Engineer at Fantastic Animation Machine in New York, where he developed the company's 3D visualization system. From 1987 to 1991 he was a Principal Engineer at Rede Globo in Brazil, where he created special effects and visual simulation systems. In 1994, he was a visiting professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He was also a visiting researcher at HP Laboratories in 1995 and at Microsoft Research China in 2002.

SERGIO KUGLAND DE AZEVEDO
Full Professor at UFRJ and former director of the National Museum/UFRJ. Geologist and Paleontologist, currently coordinates the Digital Image Processing Laboratory at the National Museum/UFRJ. Develops projects in the area of three-dimensional modeling from computed tomography files.

BERNARDO ALEVATO
Holds a degree in Industrial Design from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1997) and a Master's degree in Design from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2020). Currently, he is a design and computer graphics instructor at Oi Kabum! Lab and works as a freelance designer in the areas of graphic design, motion design, and interface design. He was a collaborating professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2021. He has experience in the field of Industrial Design, with an emphasis on Visual Communication and digital media.

VINÍCIUS ARCOVERDE
Holds a degree in Industrial Design from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2018). Was a CNPQ scholarship recipient in the Institutional Program for Initiation Scholarships in Technological Development and Innovation (PIBITI), where she stood out for her scientific initiation project in the PIBITI category (2018), which dealt with interaction through haptic interfaces. Has experience in 3D Design, dealing with the generation of surfaces from real-world data and new technologies such as haptic interfaces and virtual reality. Has over 2 years of experience in User Experience Design (UX/UI).

GERSON RIBEIRO
Graduated in Industrial Design from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Specialized in 3D and the transition between the physical and digital worlds. For 5 years, he has worked as a researcher and operator of rapid prototyping technologies (3D printers), capture surfaces (3D scanners), and Virtual Reality at the NEXT PUC-Rio laboratory and the TECGRAF PUC-Rio Institute. He also works in 3D modeling and rendering, as well as programming with Arduino and Gadgeteer physical interfaces, the Processing development environment, and Unreal Engine.

MARIANA DUARTE
She holds a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Methodist University of Piracicaba (2002). Currently, she is an assistant set designer at Rede Globo.
An architect and urban planner, daughter of architects, this allowed her to experience the world of creativity from an early age. Graduated in 2002, she has worked on various projects in architecture, urban planning, landscaping, and set design for drama and shows. She has worked in set design since 2007. She has developed several sets for The Voice, Superstar, Encontro com Fátima, Zero 1, and others. Creativity, passion, beauty, and elegance are the words that characterize these projects.

Produzindo VISUAL EFFECTS em uma Pandemia
Data: Sunday, December 5th at 10:30 AM (Brasilia time)
Presentation: Globo

The CDesign visual effects team discusses their experience producing and post-producing visual effects during the pandemic. Amidst much uncertainty and hardship, they recreated methods for recording and post-producing, almost entirely remotely, from pre-production to project completion.

Sunday, December 5th
10:30 INTRODUCTION
10:40 VFXRio Live: Produzindo VISUAL EFFECTS em uma Pandemia
11:35 Q&A moderated by Matteo Moriconi – Director of VFXRio

JORGE BANDA
Visual Effects Supervisor and Producer at TV Globo. Currently working on series and soap operas as a visual effects supervisor on projects for TV Globo and GloboPlay, where in the last 15 years he has supervised more than 17 major productions, including the series Filhas de Eva, Dois Irmãos, Filhos da Pátria, and the Emmy-nominated series Se eu fechar os Olhos Agora. His most recent soap operas include the unreleased Em um Lugar ao Sol, filmed 100% during the pandemic, the international Emmy-winning Órfãos da Terra, and the soap opera Verão 90. A filmmaker by training, with a master's degree in New Digital Media from UFRJ and a specialization in Entertainment Management from the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, he worked in the 90s on commercials, videos for MTV, and children's series such as TV Colosso, No Mundo da Imaginação, and Sítio do Pica Pau Amarelo. In the early 2000s, he participated in musical projects such as Fama and XSPB 1, 2, 3 and 5, and in 2008 he co-directed the film Segurança Nacional. A pioneer in virtualizing scenes in Brazilian drama, such as Maysa's accident (GLOBO, Series, 2007) and Alto Astral (GLOBO, soap operas, 2015), he always sought innovations to meet the needs of his productions. In 2017, he introduced a virtual character in the soap opera Pega-Pega, an imaginary plush kangaroo, produced in conjunction with Lucia Modesto, supervisor and manager of 3D and animation at TV Globo.

RUDÁ PIM
VFX Supervisor – Visual Effects. He began his career in 2003 as a motion designer in the advertising and institutional market. In 2006 he joined TV Globo, working as a motion designer and participating in numerous variety and drama projects. In 2012 he took on the role of Visual Effects Supervisor and in 2014 began leading the weekly programs and shows team. Today he is responsible for the team of Visual Effects Supervisors, Compositing and Matte Painting for the drama department at Estúdios Globo.

THIAGO SANTORO
Designer 3 (Composer). +17 years of experience with digital and print media, including 13 years as a visual effects compositor in post-production at Globo for series, soap operas, films, and variety shows.

ANA FLORES
She has worked with VFX for 24 years at Rede Globo. She specializes in visual effects compositing using Flame/Autodesk.

THIAGO ANJOS
Having worked extensively in the audiovisual sector, he began his career as a composer in 2002. In 2011, he joined the team of artists at TV Globo, where he works as a senior artist. Since then, he has been involved in dozens of projects, including soap operas such as Cheias de Charme, Velho Chico, Novo Mundo, Deus Salve o Rei, and many others.