10:30 – 11:30

Roundtable discussion on NARRATIVE DESIGN on the Discord ROUNDTABLE channel.
The roundtable is an opportunity to establish a dialogue between professionals from different fields on a single theme: narrative design! We will discuss new trends, innovative techniques, and future challenges shaping the narrative design landscape.

11:30 – 12:00

Morning interviews live on the SEPHIROT YouTube channel.
CRW gives voice to professionals from the intersection of art, play, and technology! In the first live interview session, we will talk with:

TOMMASO VERDE
Born halfway between art and technology, from a young age he developed a strong interest in creating digital experiences. Always pursuing the dream of creating video games, he ends up graduating in Game design in Turin. He participates in the development of some non-commercial titles before founding Dramatic iceberg.

Together with his team he is selected for the first edition of Microsoft’s Quickload Gaming Accelerator in Turin and works on the development of Racoonie: Legend of the Spirits and Garden In! He is currently developing the next title called Letter Bunny. His favourite pastime is losing in fighting games.
Follow Dramatic Iceberg’s work here!

GIORGIO PERRI

He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction in September 2020 from the Quasar Institute for Advanced Design in Rome, graduating with top marks and academic honours. His thesis was in the Psychological-Literary field and was accompanied by a virtual reality experience. Recently, he completed a Master’s degree in Games Technology at the IT University of Copenhagen. After holding various positions in web development for large companies such as NTT Data and Prima Assicurazioni as a Frontend Specialist, and having worked for companies like TIM and ENEL, he started freelancing in the field of prototyping and developing web platforms and interactive experiences for private clients and events. Currently, he is working on his first commercial video game title as an independent developer.

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BENEDETTA PERRI
After finishing five years of classical studies, she decided to pursue the study of film and videomaking in Rome at the AANT (Academy of Arts and New Technologies), with the future aspiration of being able to freely create “every video that my head produces daily” (quote).

Creativity is the language with which she can express concepts that words do not fully concretize, the passion for video comes from the possibility of having a wider vocabulary with which to be able to represent what one wants to say, with the ever-present nuance of one’s point of view.
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RAFFAELE RUBECHINI
He is a Professional Educator, Pedagogist and Counselor, living in Bologna. He studied Educational Science in Perugia, and holds a three-year master’s degree in Life Training in Phenomenological and Transpersonal Anthropology and a master’s degree in Pedagogical Counseling and Coordination of Training Interventions in Perugia. He specializes in Edutainment: the union of what is playful and what is educational. His tools par excellence are role-playing games, game-books and video games!
Follow his work here!

14:00 – 16:00

SEPHIROT® TIME with the hyperdramaturgs and performers live on the SEPHIROT Youtube channel.
Two hours dedicated to our hyperdramaturgy writing system: chats with the authors who are creating their hypertextual narratives and a match where you can change the course of events!

16:00 – 17:00

Roundtable discussion on IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS at the Discord ROUNDTABLE channel.
The roundtable is an opportunity to establish a dialogue between professionals from different fields on one topic: what are the pros and cons of designing immersive and/or interactive environments? We will explore key topics such as increasing audience engagement, educational potential, commercial applications, and design techniques that enhance immersion. Can investing in immersive and interactive environments lead to more meaningful experiences, increased audience loyalty, and new market opportunities?

FRANCESCA ZACCHIA
Co-founder, producer and writer of Yonder, an independent game development team. She has an academic background in the humanities, with a degree in Literature Music and Performing Arts and one in Anthropology. Together with his colleagues, she creates video games by establishing transmedia connections with artists, professionals and cultural promoters from various fields to explore new forms of communication.
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BEAR KIRKPATRICK (eng)

Multimedia artist born in the American South and raised on the Eastern seaboard, he spent his teen years on a New Hampshire farm. Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, the University of Michigan, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, he has worked as a builder, bookkeeper, furniture maker, and video art installer. Kirkpatrick’s art, exploring human psychological states, has been exhibited at Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 555 Gallery, and Flowers Gallery.

His accolades include being a 2013 and 2014 Critical Mass Finalist and receiving the NH Charitable Foundation’s Artist Advancement Grant. He has had solo exhibitions at The Center for Fine Art Photography, JDC Fine Art, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, and 555 Gallery. His studio is in Rollinsford, NH.

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18:30 – 19:30

Workshop on the Metaverse on the Discord MAIN STAGE channel.
Watch a preview of our full workshop on the Metaverse: Alessandro Anglani will introduce you to its possible definitions, the current state of the art, and its origins in literature!

19:30 – 20:30

Workshop on Digital Marketing at the Discord channel MAIN STAGE.
Watch a preview of our full workshop on Digital Marketing: Carla Andolina will introduce you to the most popular forms of communicating and promoting online!