Knot Studios is a game startup founded in 2020, with the goal of uniting developers who share the ambition to create innovative games that bring environmental awareness to players in Brazil and around the world.
Knot Studios brings together projects and people committed to making a positive impact on the planet. All of Knot's founders and members, in addition to professionals in the gaming industry, also include teachers, farmers, activists, agroforestry professionals and environmentalists.
Meet Our Partners
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Meet Our Team
UX Designer
Débora Oliveira
founder
Débora holds a degree in Philosophy as a researcher in Technologies (ICT) and a scientific view of the world and also the contemporary subject's relationship with Interfaces. She works as a teacher and user experience designer/
interface designer at Knot Studios for 3 years.
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Pedro Correa
Pedro is an agroforest farmer, product manager, and business developer at Knot Studios. He is changing the world with Tree Tales! Graduated in International Relationships, managing games for 6 years and farming for 30.
Director
Tomaz Martinelli
founder
Tomaz is a lawyer who has worked with game developers and innovation hubs in several countries over the past few years. Passionate about projects with a socio-environmental impact, he currently runs Knot Studios on a day-to-day basis. Tom has experience in the gaming industry in the areas of public fundraising, contracts and intellectual property. He is always interested in innovation and seeking to learn new things.
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Product Owner
Thiago Santiago
Santiago is a philosophy graduate from UFRJ with a focus on interface relations. He has experience as a Product Owner at Knot Studios and as a Business Developer at Indie Hero.
Project Manager
Clara Sampaio
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Clara is a journalist, environmental activist, and producer at Knot Studios. Her work as an environmental photographer motivated her to work in nature conservation, and now she creates regenerative games to encourage environmental conservation.
Art Director
Hugo Rabello
founder
Hugo has a degree in digital games from the IBMR college, has 5 years of experience with digital art. He is currently at knotstudios as generalist illustrator and art director
Programmer
Rafael Braga
Rafael is a game developer with focus on programming but experience in art, design and sound as well. He has participated in lots of game jams and in the development of the game Jazz Defense.
Game Designer
Leonardo Costa
founder
Leonardo is a digital games graduate from IBMR and works at Knot Studios as a game designer. Has developed a series of indie games such as Masks of Night, Aether RPG, Murder in Grimmville and much more.
Sound Designer
Leonardo Vasques
Leo Vasques started working with soundtracking and sound design in 2015. Since then, he has been creating a solo musical career, composing and producing over 20 singles, EPs and albums, encompassing hard-hitting metal tunes, to swelling orchestral scores to intense electronic beats, and everything in between.
