The holder of a master’s degree in Technologies of Intelligence and Digital Design from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, completed in 2009, he also holds a graduate degree in Social Communication with a major in Radio and TV from the University of São Paulo, completed in 1990. He is a voluntary developer of games and free software for educational purposes. He has a background in electronic media, video and communication, games and multimedia software development, including creation of medium- and large-sized projects in the languages C, C++, Java and others. He has also taken part in developing dozens of CD-ROM and web titles for Brazil’s leading gaming portals. He is active in the national and international game and freeware design communities, as a lecturing developer at events in Brazil and abroad.