On March 13, Sky TV Italia journalist Teresa Earle interviewed Matteo Bittanti (visiting scholar from Milan, Italy) and Henry Lowood (Curator for History of Science & Technology Collections and SHL co-director). The interview—which took place in SHL's lab space in Stanford's Wallenberg Hall—will be broadcast on Sky Cinema in late March during “Sotto 5” (literally, 'Under 5 Minutes'), a popular show on new digital forms of expression such as machinima, fan-created videos circulating on the net and on mobile devices, and video games. “Sotto 5” is hosted by Carlo Lucarelli, a well-known television presenter and best-selling author.
Among other subjects, Matteo Bittanti talked about the interplay between cinema and video games, plus the rise of game studies as an academic discipline; while Henry Lowood discussed the emergence of machinima as a new cinematic genre, and videogames as the quintessential participatory medium. The video of the interview will be posted on this website later this month.
Among other subjects, Matteo Bittanti talked about the interplay between cinema and video games, plus the rise of game studies as an academic discipline; while Henry Lowood discussed the emergence of machinima as a new cinematic genre, and videogames as the quintessential participatory medium. The video of the interview will be posted on this website later this month.
Links: Sky TV Italia
Sky TV Italy is part of the Sky Television Network, Europe’s most important digital satellite network. It offers extensive culture and entertainment programming, the latest blockbuster movies, international and foreign language channels, educational and fun programming for kids. Overall, more than 160 channels, plus radio and pay-per-view services. It was launched on July 31 2003 and has more than 3.6 million subscribers (Source: Sky Italia, January 2006)