The Naples National Archaeological Museum enters the videogame world with the forthcoming Father and Son, the latest addition to the long, ongoing path through which museums have been exploring the language of videogames.
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Playing Etruscan
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After discovering Uncharted 4‘s Etruscan “Sarcophagus of the Spouses”, based on the models on display at the National Etruscan Museum housed in Villa Giulia, Rome, and at the Louvre Museum in Paris, we decided to investigate the references to the Etruscan civilization that can be found in videogames.
Art Stories: child-friendly tourism
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The apps Art Stories let children discover Italian cities combining education and interactivity. Through tablets and smartphones it is possible to find out stories and curiosities about some Italian famous locations – such as the Sforza Castle and the Milan Cathedral – and cities all over the world.
The region of Campania joins IVIPRO
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Campania is now part of the list of Italian regions to be mapped for IVIPRO, together with Lazio, Piedmont, Apulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Tuscany and Trentino.
Samhain: an unfinished videogame on witchcraft in Triora
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The small town of Triora provides fertile ground for creative endeavors: the complex cultural and narrative background of the Ligurian village offers a fascinating setting for a videogame.
The greatest blockbuster games rediscover Italy
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The big international publishers have started to rediscover Italy in the past few years. Uncharted 4, Final Fantasy XV, Gears of War 4: just a glimpse of the latest blockbusters set in or inspired by the Italian territory.
Udine in noir: an interview with Alessandro Verona
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The variety of the video game industry comes also from small projects, realised by individual developers. Like Udine – Le ali spezzate.
IVIPRO’s new horizons: including museums on its maps
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Museums have now become the latest access point for video game storytelling, starting from the heritage they preserve. IVIPRO aims to extend its database by including some important Italian museums.
Another Italian region joins IVIPRO
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Lazio is now part of the list of Italian regions to be mapped for IVIPRO, together with Piedmont, Apulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Tuscany and Trentino.
Playable Sardinia
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The natural features of Sardinia provide an ideal scenery for videogame development. IVIPRO has recently interviewed two Sardinian entrepreneurs who both aim at playing with the local territory and narrating it through technology.