Recognition
Second-place finish the following year.
Top student of the Multimedia Design course, 2022–2025.
Night Shift took first place at ESMAD's annual game jam.
Unrooted placed 2nd, earning the team 1 month of coworking space at Kendir Studios.
JailBreaker earned third in the inaugural edition.
Who I Am
I'm Diogo, known online as Aton o' Fun. I started drawing original characters in the margins of my school notebooks and never really stopped. Those characters grew into a shared multiverse, and their designs were developed further and further, as more elements were added to the story. At the same time, I branched out my abilities and knowledge, developing projects that grew into games, animations, and interactive installations. In 2025 I graduated top of my Multimedia Design class at ESMAD and I'm currently pursuing a Master's in Digital Interactive Media, still building the same worlds with more tools every year.
Path
Professional animation course. 2D and 3D productions, internship at Canal 180, Erasmus exchange with teams from Poland, Italy, and Austria.
Interactive media, game design, physical computing. Work exhibited at oCubo and Coliseu do Porto; production for CTOE - Rangers of Portugal. Graduated best student of the course.
Currently enrolled. The programme builds on the technical foundation of the bachelor's with a focus on critical theory, research methods, and the cultural context of interactive digital media.
What I Make
Original characters, reference sheets, and worldbuilding art - from concept sketches to finished pieces.
Unity games from jam prototypes to full productions. Three podium finishes across 2024–2026.
2D animation in After Effects, and motion graphics for broadcast and live events.
Arduino and Processing installations. Work exhibited at oCubo and Coliseu do Porto.
Character and environment models in Blender and Maya, from block-out to textured and rigged. See them rotate on the 3D Models page.
Tools
Inspirations
Works that shaped how I think about storytelling, world-building, and design.
Collaborations
Virtual experience for the Portuguese special operations branch.
Coliseu do PortoInteractive visuals for Madama Butterfly - Mátria, a live performance.
Kendir Studios2nd at the Kendir Jam 2024 with Unrooted, earning the team 1 month of coworking space at Kendir Studios.
oCuboMeowMensions - a room-wide animated interactive experience.
Canal 180Internship producing animated shorts and motion graphics for the arts and culture broadcast channel.