Arts and media: an overview by researches from the brazilian Amazon

Resumo

Arts and Media: an overview by researchers from the Brazilian Amazon brings together the results of studies carried out by five researchers in the field of arts working at two universities located in the Brazilian legal Amazon: Federal University of Tocantins (Universidade Federal do Tocantins – UFT) and Federal University of Roraima (Universidade Federal de Roraima – UFRR). Four of these researchers are part of the Artefacto Research Group | Research Labora- tory in Art and Interactive Technologies, in which they investigate the dialogue between new technologies, communication aesthetics and contemporary art. The group is registered in the groups directory of the National Council for Scientific Research and Development of Brazil (CNPq); also is part of the Brazil Connected Network (Rede Brasil Conectado) and collaborates in investigations with LARSyS / ITI - Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems (Labo- ratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia - Portugal).