Playstate: living in the play era

June 3rd, 2025
from 12:30 to 13:30

Zoom

Video games are no longer just a form of entertainment, but a language that shapes aesthetics, experiences, and relationships across many areas of life: from marketing to museums, from communication to educational processes. In this webinar, three industry professionals discuss how play is becoming one of the fundamental paradigms of digital culture.

A panel designed to offer critical insights and cross-disciplinary perspectives, concluding with the presentation of the advanced training course “Game Design: Theories and Techniques of Interactivity” promoted by SUPSI.

Objectives

To provide an interdisciplinary and up-to-date reflection on the role of play in contemporary society
To explore the intersections between video games, art, education, and communication
To contextualize the importance of education in the field of game design
To briefly present the SUPSI course dedicated to video game design and production

Relatori

Marco Bielli – Game Designer, lecturer, and writer, active in both training and game production (SAE, Event Horizon, Mohole, CINIC Games, Bad Seed). He specializes in the theory of interactivity and narrative design.

Biancamaria Mori – Game Designer and Art Director, with experience in creating serious games for cultural institutions and academic organizations (SAE Institute, NABA, Mohole, Tolkien Estate, University of Birmingham, API Srl, Pinacoteca di Jesi, Clonwerk, CNR). Coordinator of the Game Design Course at SAE Institute.

Fabio Cristi – Producer and Project Manager with over 15 years of experience in the game industry (Milestone, Digital Bros., Midnite Games, Xplored). He focuses on video game market trends, community building, and marketing.

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