HandShaKing

Fortnite reminds Apple to think different?

Fortnite publisher Epic Games punched Apple quite strong in the jaw, when they made this video go viral online tonight with the hashtag #FreeFortnite : For who is a bit into Apple culture and lore (yes, me…) this is a...

Summer camps? Sure, inside Minecraft!

Summer means summer camps: it is the moment when non-formal education can finally have the chance to demonstrate its immense potential: thousands of proposals for groups of girls and boys where socializing, adventure, discovery, become the protagonists of days that...

Inclusion and how to host online youth work / 4

4th episode of the series of posts about online youth work: let's talk about inclusion and how to host online sessions.

Digital storytelling online workshop: this is a first!

Digital storytelling explored and explained during an online workshop, where yours truly will be hosted by my friend and colleague (and master storyteller) Carmine Rodi Falanga.

Online interaction: online youth work tools and tips / 3

More online interaction: games and videogames in online activities with youth

Online youth work tools and tips / 2

Online youth work tools and tips / 2 - more reflections and ideas about designing #online #youthwork activities in times of #covid19: what about #INTERACTION? #digitalyouthwork #smartyouthwork

Online youth work tools and tips / 1

part 1 of a series of posts dedicated to sharing tools and tips to do online youth work in coronavirus times (and maybe, also later...).

A Darksaber in The Mandalorian: a convergent item

There is a Darksaber appearing at the end of first season of The Mandalorian, the new Disney+ Star Wars series set just after Episode VI, and it is just perfect to explain the power of convergence culture once again. If...

The Witcher on Netflix: convergence culture strikes back

From the Netflix series to the videogame franchise, The Witcher is a good example of the power of convergence culture. Let's see how.

Smart youth work, green screen and slippers.

SomeCamp EU is a training event for youth workers and people active in the youth field, organized by ENTK – the Estonian Youth Work Center, and Verke, in Tallin, Estonia to discuss and share the concept of smart youth work....

Videogame-based learning on tour

In the last weeks, I was invited to host two workshops about videogame-based learning. The first one was in Pisa, inside the Italian Internet Festival, and the second in Lucca, inside Lucca Comics & Games, the biggest “nerd culture” gathering...

Minecraft in education: 10 engaging activities for your kids

Minecraft is still a very successful game after almost 10 years, and this alone is already enough to consider it worthy to be used as a tool for engaging kids in many possible activities. Moreover, Minecraft is so relevant as...

Convergence culture, Umberto Eco and Star Wars :)

Convergence culture is the key-concept explored by Henry Jenkins in his crucial book dating back to 2006. Jenkins finally helped a lot to explain why popular culture (as in comics, fan fictions, blockbuster movies etc… and videogames, of course) is having such an impact in...

Streaming videogames are in da house!

I have seen the future of videogames, and it’s streaming 😀 There has been a lot of buzz online about it lately, after the announcement of Google game-streaming service Stadia. Among the other big players, Apple still seems to be...

Notre Dame of the Assassin’s Creed

Notre Dame could be rebuilt using 3d mappings from videogames - meanwhile gamers worldwide pay tribute posting Assassin's Creed Unity Notre Dame screenshots. Art, landscape and videogames have just started working together.