The sixth event opened with great enthusiasm. Rome video game laboratory, festival dedicated to video games, organized by Cinecittà and Fondazione Musica per Roma. Yesterday at the “Spazio Risonanze” Auditorium Parco della Musica “Ennio Morricone” there was also a press conference dedicated to the festival, which until next Sunday, January 28, will include a rich series of content, from entertainment to edutainment.
The event attracted the attention of thousands of young enthusiasts and represents an important moment of unification and dialogue between the worlds of digital entertainment and the world of culture. “Rome needs modernization,” said major events adviser Roma Capitale. Alessandro Onorato. “And this event can help bridge the gap between generations.“The festival highlights the convergence of cultural industries such as music, film and video games, highlighting the central role of technology in the production of cultural content. “Video games combine both and are a cultural industry in their own right.“, commented Daniele Pitteri, Director General of the Musica per Roma Foundation. In this episode, the Rome Video Game Lab, led by Giovanna Marinelli, focused on the inclusion of virtual reality and the metaverse, blockchain and artificial intelligence in the industry. The festival included workshops and laboratories dedicated to schools, where independent developers presented their work, often as a preview.
A point of great interest is the report on the topic “VIRTUAL FOOTBALL AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION: opportunities, developments and the current state of the activities carried out by FIGK-LND” within the framework of the International League of Amateurs (FIGK-League of Amateurs). The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, January 27, at the Borgna Studio Theater in the Auditorium, starting at 10:30. The round table will be moderated by Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Daniela Cursi.
Important figures from sports and esports will speak: Santino Lo Presti (The president LND Commission on Esports), John Zannola (Member of the City Council of the capital of Rome – psychologist and teacher of Unicusano), Giampaolo Nicolasi (Head of the Comunità Incontro Onlus structure), Giovanni Sacripante (Director of the Paralympic and Experimental Department of FIFA), Luigi Botti (FIGC Revenue Section – Sales Licensing, Merchandising and E-Sports), Aldo Grauso (sports psychologist – professor of sports psychology at Unicusano), Marco Vigelini (founder of Maker Camp) and Luigi Caputo (president of OIES – Italian eSports Observatory). The talk promises to address fundamental issues surrounding virtual football and social inclusion, offering a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the challenges and prospects of this fascinating reality.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
