In 2018 the WorldHaptics conference published a call to action on their websites: universities were asked to design a VR project that would increment the way haptics is perceived in immersive environments, and given that VR and haptics were the two major areas of expertise of our department, we decided to take up the fight …
If there is something funnier than making games, is making games to collect and analyze data! (Said no one ever) As my PhD focused on understanding how players behave the first time they enter a virtual environment they have never seen before, I needed a way to collect reliable, unbiased data about their habits, behaviors …
Just like the modern theater, we were approached by people representing an institution that wanted to embed technology in their daily workflow. In this particular case, the institution is a renowned medical clinic that helps children and young adults with mental illnesses. They won a grant to improve their tech arsenal and decided to work …
One of the perks of working in a public institution is that you get to work with people with different expertises, all trying to put something digital in their daily working lives. In one of these very common occurrences, we got contacted by “La Pergola” theater in Florence, as they were hosting some international schools …
Getting an idea sounds easier than it actually is. When you are working with a team of people, finding a shared vision can be hard, every person in the group needs to equally contribute in the discussion and feel like the final product is something they believe in, something that keeps them motivated throughout development. …
This one is very personal, you’ve been warned. My programming career started when I was still an adolescent and knew absolutely nothing about making games. It was summer 2007 and I was playing Ultima Online on VenuS, the biggest grey shard in Italy with more than 400 players online on average. I am now quite …
In 2016 I joined the PERCRO – PERCeptual RObotics laboratories, as Junior Unity Developer on the MuraVagando project. Muravagando was a joint effort between a local high school in Grosseto (Italy) and the laboratory, aiming to promote a deeper understanding of local cultural heritage in high schools. This project was divided into three stages: I …
3D art is a passion of mine, a passion I don’t have too much time for unfortunately. However, once in a while I decide to take a week off a work on a project to learn something new. In this specific project, I tried to copy a real picture I found on the web and …