Video Games Beyond Entertainment: The Exhibition Inaugurated in Rome
Curated by IIDEA, with the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy in attendance
Video Games Beyond Entertainment is the name of the new thematic exhibition that was inaugurated in Rome at Palazzo Piacentini, headquarters of the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, with Minister Adolfo Urso in attendance.
The exhibition is presented by IIDEA, the trade association for the video game industry in Italy, and aims to communicate to visitors the growth of the video game market in Italy: between 2019 and 2024, in fact, growth was measured at around 24%, with a business volume of 26.8 Billion Euros and 116,000 qualified professionals employed in Europe.
Italy constitutes one of the top 5 European markets: the gaming population ranges from 6 to 64 years old, with an average age of 31, and is almost equally distributed between men and women (55%-45%).
Video Games Beyond Entertainment: Projects on Display
The exhibition explores the video game sector through four main dimensions:
- Culture and creativity
- Education
- Responsibility
- Innovation
These points are developed in detail in the numerous projects present:
- AnotheReality and the VR experiences of If I close my eyes, the Caves of Milan Cathedral and Terna Virtual Campus
- Municipality of Bologna with Bologna Game Farm
- GAMM Game Museum – The Video Game Museum of Rome
- IVIPRO – Italian Videogame Program
- MakerCamp with Minecraft Education
- Melazeta with L'Isola dei fumosi – SmokeBusters
- Milestone with Screamer
- Nintendo with Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- NOVO Esports with the Fortnite map created for the Friuli Venezia-Giulia Region
- Open Lab with Becoming Saint
- PEGI – Pan European Game information
- PG Esports and video game competitions
- Sony Interactive Entertainment with ASTRO BOT
- Tiny Bull Studios with The Lonesome Guild
- Ubisoft with Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour
Video Games Beyond Entertainment: When and Where
The exhibition will be open for free until November 14th at Palazzo Piacentini in Rome according to the following hours:
- Monday to Friday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM