João Pedro Torres

João Pedro Torres Game Designer / Architect, 38 Avenida Augusto de Lima, 152, ap.1204, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP-, Brazil - (mobile) / - / --https://www.facebook.com/jptrrs https://www.patreon.com/jptrrs academic degree: Architecture and Urbanism graduate, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, 2007 languages: portuguese (native), english (fluent), spanish professional background:- Co-founder at VirtualSense Development of a Virtual Reality studio focused on producing immersive architecture visualizations for real state marketing (www.virtualsense.com.br). The aim was to work with construction enterprises and take advantage of the latest technological innovations to expand on the traditional methods of architecture presentation used to communicate and sell projects to the wider public. 2017 Game Developer consultant for the Girl Move Foundation on the Mwarusi Project, Beira, Mozambique Given my hobbyist background in analog game design, I was hired by an educational thin-thank - Veronica Torres Consulting - to join an international team in Mozambique to develop an educational program aimed at vulnerable teenage girls. The Girl Move NGO was awarded with the PEPFAR Dreams Innovation Challenge for its efforts in supporting young girls to complete their formal education as the means to effectively fight poverty and the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. This innovative approach asked for an engaging method that enabled the girls to develop certain empowering skills. We worked on site to develop smart games for the girls, incorporating the established personal development methodology and the local realities and demands. The games were coded into a structured method for a six-month extra-curricular program. It was implemented in rural mozambican communities and is currently being attended by hundreds of teenage girls. - Co-founder at OCA (Oficina Cooperativa de Arquitetura) Development of an architecture business model based in horizontal relationship, with no hierarchy, stimulating freedom to work and professional ethics. Architectural practice in building design, project development, representation and documentation, tridimensional modeling- Construction Coordinator at a residence project, Tiradentes, Minas Gerais Project development followed by construction site management for a 700 m² residence project built on the Tiradentes town countryside. The house was built with a repurposed demolition wood structure and adobe walls for a minimum environmental footprint and optimal climate and landscape adaptation. 2009 10th Forum International des Jeunes Architectes (World Forum of Young Architects), Font-Romeu, France Worked with an international team assembled during the convention in a proposal for the renewal of the Font-Romeu ski resort. 2008 Contagem City Slums Survey Conducted fieldwork to collect interviews and qualitative territorial information on the vilas and favelas of Contagem (metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), for the municipal government. - Internship at João Diniz Arquitetura Construction projects development, documentation and tridimensional modelling. 2007 Project: Mukuru Kwa Njenga Mediastation, Nairobi, Kenya This was my Graduation Work and also an entry to the AMD Open Architecture Challenge, earning an honorable mention in the competition. Developed for a NGO operating in a vulnerable community in Nairobi, it addressed the competition requirement for a self-sustainable technology hub - a learning lab and library, a radio, wireless and public internet infrastructure, as well as open spaces for outdoor activities and community services - while focusing on the contemporary issue of nurturing identities trough the materialization of an otherwise virtual network. 2007 8th Forum Mondial des Jeunes Architectes (World Forum of Young Architects), Saint-Pierre, Martinique Worked with an international team assembled during the convention in a proposal for the town development. - Internship at Tao – Design e Construção Interior and furniture design projects development, documentation and tridimensional modelling- LAGEAR (Graphic Laboratory for Architectural Learning) Professor’s assistant on the “IT applied to Architecture and Urbanism” subject at the University. Also participating on the production of the “Visionários” CD-ROM (UFMG/Petrobras/Belo Horizonte City Government) and the development of the ANPUR website (National Association for Urban and Regional Post-Graduation) community background:- Rotaract Club Affiliated to the Rotary International (www.rotary.org), this organization promotes young leadership development through voluntary community service. Having served in many of its positions and initiatives, both local and regional, I had the chance to develop skills in coordinating work teams; speaking for broad audiences; interacting with people from various origins and positions; conducting training meetings and producing training material.