VIDEO: PIETRO RIGHI RIVA, "QUALCOSA DA DIRE" (SOMETHING TO SAY)

On May 13, 2016, Pietro Righi Riva gave a talk at IULM University titled "Something to say". A collateral event of GAME VIDEO/ART. A SURVEY, the full lecture is now available (Italian only). 

The lecture focused on non-traditional techniques for creating contemporary video games. What is the problem with today's digital entertainment and its inspirations? What can creators do to reinvent the medium?

THE SPEAKER

Born in Milan in 1985, Righi Riva is co-founder and studio director at Santa Ragione where he worked on multiple award-winning independent games, such as MirrorMoon EP, FOTONICA, and Wheels of Aurelia. After achieving a Ph.D in Interaction Design at Politecnico di Milano, Righi Riva has been teaching at Politecnico di Milano, California College of Arts, Shanghai Theater Academy, and Tsinghua University, among others. His design philosophy is aimed at developing games that are not objective-driven, and adopts the concept of playful technology to integrate expressive technical limitations in his designs. Today, Righi Riva is the Coordinator of GAME/PLAY. Design, Direction, and Production, a brand new Master's Program at IULM University. Righi Riva lives and works in Milan.