MATTEO BITTANTI

NEWS: NOW PLAY THIS: A FESTIVAL OF EXPERIMENTAL GAME DESIGN (LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM)

I'm really happy to join a cohort of impressive artists for the 2020 edition of NOW PLAY THIS: A festival of experimental game design at Somerset House in London curated by Marie Foulston. The festival features all kinds of artworks looking at games that relate to a theme of ‘Breaking... Read more →

CFP: MACHINIMA, THE STATE OF THE ART (DEADLINE: APRIL 15 2020)

The 2020 edition of the MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL will be followed by the release of a printed bilingual (English and Italian) publication later this year featuring critical contributions on the state of machinima. The book/catalog will be edited by Matteo Bittanti and Gemma Fantacci. Contributors do not necessarily need to... Read more →

NEWS: MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL 2020: IT'S WEIRD, EERIE, AND UNREAL

The theme of the 2020 MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL is The Weird, the Eerie, and the Unreal. Inspired by Mark Fisher’s last book, The Weird and the Eerie (2017), the theme tries to capture the essence of machinima, like the previous two, Aesthetics of game-based cinema (2018) and Uncanny (2019). The... Read more →

EVENT: LORENZO REDAELLI'S FROM ZERO TO GAME (DECEMBER 11 2019, IULM, MILAN)

On December 11 2019, Lorenzo Redaelli will discuss his strategy for turning concepts into playable prototypes for the students of the Master of Arts in Game Design at IULM University. The event takes place at Cascina Moncucco during GAME CONTEXTS, one of the Program’s core courses. It is also open... Read more →

EVENT: GAME TALKS 2020 (FEBRUARY 26 - JUNE 17 2020, MILAN, ITALY)

GAME TALKS 2020 February 26–June 17 2020 6.00 - 7.00 pm Aula 135 Università IULM Via Carlo Bo, 2 20143 Milan, Italy Official website The Master of Arts in Game Design at IULM University is pleased to announce its 2020 GAME TALKS series featuring designers, artists, critics, and scholars addressing... Read more →