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Event: "OPEN Videogame: GAME BANG! GAMERZ TALK" (Triennale Lab, Triennale Museum, Milan, April 28-29 2012)

Matteo

24 Apr 2012

OPEN VIDEOGAME

GAME BANG! GAMERZ TALK

Triennale Design Milan, Italy

April 28-29 2012

Viale Emilio Alemagna, 6, 20121 Milan, Italy [maps]

Free Entry

A two day conference @ the Triennale Museum of Design in Milan featuring game scholars, game designers, Game Artists, journalists and gamers including Paolo Pedercini (Molleindustria), Pietro Righi Riva + Nicolo' Tedeschi Santa Ragione), Federico Fasce and more.

LINK

: OPEN @ Triennale (in Italian) - additional details @ LUDOLOGICA (in Italian)

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