I really enjoy working on projects related to technologies for learning. Besides that, I am deeply interested in the way communication technologies can improve face to face interactions and people's life in general. I love to be involved in projects where I can work with an open minded team and where we can be creative and spontaneous. I like research and documenting is on my "wanna do" list.

My diploma work for Media Lab is entitled Collaborative Artwork System, it can be downloaded as .pdf from the project site: CAS and the prototype that resulted from that work is here (project stopped till I have time again to work on it. It was Programmed by Alfredo Rodríguez Montemayor).

I'm now working at NRC Helsinki. My last project was in the Solutions Integration Team: It is called Nokia Friend View: an experimental service for location awareness. It is currently public through Nokia Beta Labs

My PhD studies are in (slow) process and are related to mobile learning... I'll publish more when there is something cool to show.

I have a Degree in Graphic Communication Design from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico City) and  a MA in New Media Design at Media Lab Helsinki. My small personal portfolio from Taik can be visited here.

Before moving to Finland for my Master studies, I worked for two years as Graphic and Interaction Designer for online learning projects at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (CATED-UNAM).

Brenda Castro. The Virtual Art Garden: A Case Study of User-centered Graphical User Interface Design, in Digital Tools: A New Way to Interact with the World Taik, Helsinki. 2008

Lily Díaz, Brenda Castro. Mapa de México 1550: Aprovechamiento de las nuevas tecnologías para proteger y difundir el patrimonio cultural, in Antropología: Boletín Oficial del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia Num 81. INAH México. March 2008
brenda.castro[at]nokia.com

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