The 2024 edition of the Games Festival introduces a new feature, an area designed to explore the intersection of academia - universities and research centres - and the gaming world. Spanning 1,000 square meters, it will showcase board games, role-playing games, and a series of workshops.
Year after year, gaming increasingly becomes recognized as a vital cultural medium and a valuable tool for research, education, and the Third Mission.
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Università di Bologna, Università di Genova, Università di Torino, Università di Firenze, IMT di Lucca, Università di Torino; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Game Science Research Center, CeRG UniGe, Gix UniFi, Associazione Italiana di Public History, CICAP.
These institutions will present games developed in their research areas to the festival attendees, as well as interactive meetings with scientists and researchers, scientific, historical, and socially impactful games, workshops, and much more.