10:00-11:00 // BOOK PRESENTATION
“Intermundia Genesis: tra letteratura e videogiochi”
Moderator: Matteo Lupetti
Speaker: Giorgio Catania
Intermundia Genesis, a fantasy techno thriller set in an online virtual reality videogame, is the debut novel by Giorgio Catania, an independent writer and expert in Italian videogames. At the meeting the author will tell the public the secrets of his book, a work capable of fusing the classicism of literature with the technological imagery of videogames. What is the story behind Intermundia Genesis and its protagonists? Why tell the world about videogames through writing? What role does internet have in the videogame sector today, and what advantages and risks can it entail for the players? Giorgio Catania will answer these and many other questions at the Internet Festival 2018!