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Beatrix is a roguelite deck-builder set in Dante’s Inferno, where tarot cards are both weapon and judgement. Inspired by Triple Triad, its tactical battles link each arcane to the souls and guardians encountered, intertwining narrative and combat in a journey through sin, destiny and redemption.

CTE Square, the House of Emerging Technologies of the Municipality of Pesaro, presents two Rossini-themed projects. The short film Dreaming Rossini is an immersive 360° experience with a strong emotional impact dedicated to Gioachino Rossini, and ROF UP! is the digital theatre of the Rossini Opera Festival, where Gioachino Rossini’s operas are staged in the form of video games, interactive content, audio and video.

Hyperarousal is a first-person psychological horror game set in Val Camonica. Through free exploration of the landscape and dreams that transport players to different historical eras, they face puzzles, symbols and transgenerational traumas, discovering deep connections between memory, identity and ancestral roots.

‘Il viaggio di una goccia’ (The Journey of a Drop) is a 3D graphic adventure created for CAFC SpA and aimed at primary schools. The game transforms water sustainability education into an interactive and engaging experience. Through a customisable avatar, with inclusive options for ethnicity and religion, players explore the water cycle and the territory served by CAFC. Following the path of a drop from its source to the sea, they face challenges and interact with multimedia content that teaches the value of water resources and the importance of not wasting them. It is an edugame designed to educate, raise awareness and give value to a precious resource, combining scientific learning and civic awareness in a single, exciting adventure.

Inundo is a visual novel (target audience 15-25) about community preparedness and resilience to flood risk. The game is the heart of the Erasmus+ AYDRESS project’s educational kit and was designed following research and content analysis supported by all partners and validated by PUI (https://pompiers-urgence.org/) and ISSNOVA.eu. The issue of flood risk is addressed from multiple perspectives: from territorial and logistical challenges to possible natural and artificial buffers, from different exposures to risk and different types of vulnerability to individual and collective mitigation actions, from the strategies and possible mistakes of institutional actors to which contributions from civil society are decisive and which are useless or potentially detrimental. At the same time, the game discusses the aspirations, difficulties, points of view and prejudices that influence the complex relationship between young people and institutions, and represents possible dynamics that can lead to socio-political activism or complete mistrust and resignation (NEET issue).

Learn with Antura is an award-winning open source game that turns reading, language and culture into a fun adventure. Created to support literacy among migrant children, it now promotes their integration in the classroom with version 3.0, currently in beta testing in France and Poland as part of an EU Erasmus+ project. The game is open to new missions designed by educators and creators. Join our community! antura.org

Developed for CDCNPA as part of the “Energia in gioco” (Energy at stake) project, MechaSmash is an applied game that promotes sustainable behaviour related to the separate collection of used portable batteries and the circular economy. Through pervasive mechanics, players are encouraged, in real life, to dispose of used batteries correctly in order to obtain energy for the robots in the game.

No Signal – Marconi the game is a serious game produced by the Culture and Creativity Department of the Municipality of Bologna with the contribution of the Emilia Romagna Region and the scientific collaboration of the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, the University of Bologna and the Museum of Industrial Heritage of the Bologna Civic Museums Department, as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the birth of Guglielmo Marconi. The mobile game, bilingual in Italian and English, offers escape room-style gameplay and alternates a strong narrative component with digital interactions. During the journey, the player alternates between moments of animation and moments in which they can simulate the actions of Marconi’s most famous experiments. The narrative reveals a multifaceted, modern and unconventional Marconi, an example of genius and foresight. The project is aimed at pre-teens and teenagers with the aim of passing on Marconi’s work to new generations through cartoons and interactive experiences.

Password1234 is a video game designed to raise awareness about corporate cybersecurity. It provides staff with essential knowledge about corporate security. The information conveyed through the game is quickly learned and remembered for a long time. This video game uses humour and light-heartedness to teach company employees everything they need to know about corporate cybersecurity in an engaging and effective way. ‘A touchy hacker, a job interview that went wrong, a company with employees who are not properly trained in digital security: what could possibly go wrong?!’Password1234 consists of five modules on cybersecurity topics, each consisting of several tests: by overcoming challenges and puzzles, the player will help the video game’s protagonist avoid the traps that the hacker will set in an attempt to penetrate the company’s computer systems. In doing so, they will learn to recognise cyberattack attempts and defend themselves. In addition, they will spontaneously acquire fundamental knowledge on:

- Login security
- Secure email management
- Safe web browsing
- Conscious use of social networks
- Protection from social engineering
- The training part is told through a visual novel, interspersed with games based on the concepts explained.

Rome: City of Cards is a video game that combines political simulation, through card mechanics, and city-building elements, set in the late Roman Republic. The player takes on the role of a senator. The game revolves around “winning” debates in the Senate, managing to get funding for and implement one’s proposals.

Se chiudo gli occhi’ (If I close my eyes) is a virtual reality narrative experience developed by AnotheReality for Meta Quest 3, designed to innovate visits to Palazzo Tilli in Casoli, a place that was actually used as an internment camp during the Second World War. The experience, available in multiple languages, guides visitors through immersive first-person storytelling: the player takes on the role of an internee and discovers his story by exploring the basement of the building, reconstructed in 3D based on historical sources. Personal objects, a letter and the memory of his wife become narrative fragments that lead to the discovery of a daily life marked by imprisonment. Through interactions, soundscapes and guided narration, the journey unfolds until the dramatic arrival of the bombings, leaving room for final silence and a moment of deep reflection.

Super Sofia is a magical journey through Mediterranean and European tales. Sofia, a little girl in a wheelchair, and her friends enter the stories told by her grandmother to repair magical books and solve puzzles. An adventure that combines play, friendship and cultural heritage, teaching values of mutual help and sharing.

Stray Company blends virtual reality and turn-based strategy in an immersive experience set in Italy in 1943. The player leads a company of the Acqui Division fleeing after the armistice, facing missions inspired by historical events. The point of view shifts between characters, each with partial perceptions, recreating the confusion and uncertainty of guerrilla warfare.

THRILL SEEKER is a rhythm game with action dynamics set in 18th-century Cremona, a dreamlike city suspended in time, birthplace of Stradivari and the violin-making tradition, recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The protagonist is a young violinist who, after years of rejection and creative block, returns to the Violin Museum to prepare for a concert. But at a certain point, the lights go out and he is swallowed up by a monstrous shadow. Thus begins a journey into an unknown world, where every challenge is set to the rhythm of music. THRILL SEEKER is a sensory adventure, where immersion in gameplay blends with magnificent hand-drawn illustrations by illustrator and cartoonist Caterina Bonomelli. Music, audio and sound effects were created using Stradivari Violin software, for a unique and immersive audio experience.

Platforms: iOS, Android Virivì e l’ombra della pioggia (Virivì and the shadow of rain) is an adventure for children (aged 9-12) about preparing for the risk of flooding. The version available in stores was co-financed (budget £40k) with the ACTERRA project, call for proposals “multi-risk science for resilient communities under a changing climate (RETURN)”. The game is set in a hypothetical village in Basilicata where the elf Virivi (a metaphor for risk awareness: he warns but is misunderstood and seen as a jinx) involves the protagonist in what turns out to be a photographic hunt for risks and vulnerabilities in his territory. On the trail of the elusive elf, the player will be asked to associate photographed situations with content unlocked in the dialogues and to develop concepts of geography, civic and environmental education to complete the research notebook. The relaxing and enjoyable experience (90 minutes) provides players with an overview of the phenomenon and a valuable list of concrete “dos” and “don’ts” that can be applied in the event of an incident.

Every minute devoted to daily actions that have a positive social impact is worth a WOM: walking to stay fit, cycling to work, actively participating in public initiatives, visiting museums, studying hard, taking public transport, networking, volunteering, participating in cultural events.

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Beatrix

Casa delle Tecnologie emergenti di Pesaro

Hyperarousal

Il viaggio di una goccia

Inundo

Learn with Antura

MechaSmash

No Signal

Password1234

Rome: City of cards

If I close my eyes

Super Sofia

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Thrill Seeker

Virivì

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