Hugo Miguel Marques Das Neves Barata

Hugo Miguel Marques Das Neves Barata is an active Researcher at Lusófona University's School of Communication, Architecture, Arts and Technologies (ECATI) and affiliated with the Research Center for Applied Communication, Culture and New Technologies (CICANT). He contributes to projects like Healing Nature: Animation for Health and Well-being in Children Hospital Environments (Creative Europe funded) and AH_While We Wait: Animation for Health and Wellbeing in Hospital Waiting Spaces (CICANT Seedfunding).

His research focuses on animation for health, interactive digital art, and video installation to address well-being in hospital environments. He explores the intersection of immersive technology, public space, and applied communication, often collaborating with researchers like L. Vidakovic, N. Woolf, and P. Magalhães.

The 2023 article For a geocinematic use of found images highlights his work on repurposing media to reflect social precarity, while the 2022 article Re[PLAY]: televised football images as video material examines media recontextualization. These studies align with his broader interests in documentary media and visual storytelling.

Barata's projects emphasize community impact through creative interventions, funded by programs like Creative Europe and CICANT Seedfunding. His work bridges artistic research and applied communication, focusing on health, social space, and immersive experiences.