IVIPRO Days explores video games as cultural tools for tourism, history, and museums in Ferrara
The IVIPRO Days conference took place in Ferrara from September 14 to 15, 2019. This event was organized by IVIPRO and Game Happens, receiving co-funding from the Emilia-Romagna Region and support from the Municipality of Ferrara. The conference centered on video games, cultural promotion, and tourism. Gabriele Ferri from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences highlighted the importance of developing playable smart cities. Featured projects included Hello Lamp Post, Bury Me, My Love, Someday You'll Return, and Mi Rasna. Interactive cultural initiatives were presented by WeArePalio and Art Stories. Vít Šisler from Charles University introduced Attentat 1942, which has a sequel in progress. A panel discussion included Paola Desantis, Antonella Pinna, Maurizio Amoroso, and Michele Scioscia, focusing on the intersection of museums and video games.
Key facts
- IVIPRO Days held in Ferrara on September 14-15, 2019
- Organized by IVIPRO and Game Happens, co-funded by Emilia-Romagna Region, patrocinated by Ferrara municipality
- Gabriele Ferri (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) gave opening lecture on playable smart cities
- Hello Lamp Post by PAN Studio, Tom Armitage, Gyorgyi Galik allows texting with urban furniture
- Bury Me, My Love by Le Pixel Hunt, Figs, ARTE based on Le Monde article about Syrian migrant
- Florent Maurin of Le Pixel Hunt presented the game
- Jan Kavan (CBE Software) presented Someday You'll Return set in Czech forests
- Pietro Righi Riva (Santa Ragione) reinterprets Italian design in games
- Maurizio Amoroso (Entertainment Game Apps) created Mi Rasna set in Etruscan era
- WeArePalio by Tiny Bull Studios and Innovative Management promotes palio tradition
- Art Stories created interactive guides for Castello Sforzesco and Duomo di Milano
- Vít Šisler (Charles University) presented Attentat 1942 about Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia
- Charles Games developing Svoboda 1945
- Inventum by Effenove for Parco Archeologico di Venosa
- Mµ by Le Pixel Hunt for Mucem
- Panel with Paola Desantis, Antonella Pinna, Maurizio Amoroso, Michele Scioscia on museums and video games
Entities
Artists
- Gabriele Ferri
- Tom Armitage
- Gyorgyi Galik
- Florent Maurin
- Jan Kavan
- Pietro Righi Riva
- Maurizio Amoroso
- Vít Šisler
- Paola Desantis
- Antonella Pinna
- Michele Scioscia
- Matteo Lupetti
Institutions
- IVIPRO
- Game Happens
- Regione Emilia-Romagna
- Comune di Ferrara
- PAN Studio
- Le Pixel Hunt
- Figs
- ARTE
- Le Monde
- CBE Software
- Santa Ragione
- Entertainment Game Apps
- Tiny Bull Studios
- Innovative Management
- Art Stories
- Charles Games
- Charles University
- Effenove
- Mucem
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Ferrara
- Polo Museale Emilia-Romagna
- Servizio Musei, Archivi e Biblioteche Regione Umbria
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
- Artribune
Locations
- Ferrara
- Italy
- Emilia-Romagna
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Syria
- Europe
- Czech Republic
- Prague
- Czechoslovakia
- Venosa
- Marseille
- France
- Milan
- Duomo di Milano
- Castello Sforzesco