“Stardust” (2007) – a Victorian fairy tale and a spectacular quest for self-love

“Stardust” (2007) is an interesting mix between a spectacular Hollywood movie and a steampunk fairy tale. This is my detailed analysis of its narrative arc and characters, plus some notes on the differences between the film and the original book.

2 Videogames that can educate on Climate Change

A short review of “Civilization VI: Gathering Storm” and “Fate of the World”, games that have climate change at their core and provide some interesting learning experiences on the topic.

6 reasons for everybody to play Dungeons and Dragons

Why “Dungeons and Dragons” is the most successful and relevant role playing game, and it’s cooler than ever in the social media age. Plus, some very good reasons to start playing it right now, with just about anybody.

“Fight Club” (1999) – to hell and back, and a Hero’s Journey into insanity

Following the stages of the “Hero’s Journey”, here is a very detailed script, film and character analysis of David Fincher’s 1999 cult movie. If you loved “Fight Club”, this is for you!

“Bandersnatch”, Black Mirror broke the border between tv and videogame

My experience and short review of the latest – and possibly, most controversial – “Black Mirror” episode, which bends the boundary between television and videogame.

Stagecraft for Youth Workers: youth work, communication skills, public speaking, comedy

An Erasmus+ training course for youth workers based on presentation, communication and engagement skills. And the first time I integrated a stand-up comedy workshop in an E+ course.

The 10 stages of the Hero’s Journey in “Back to the Future” (1985)

Very detailed character and script analysis of the 1985 movie by Robert Zemeckis. The wonderful intertwined 3 character arcs, a masterpiece ending, how did it become such a classic, and did it age well? Read to find out.

Global Education: 3 lessons we can still learn from the “Live Aid Legacy”

Here is the English translation of an article I wrote in May 2018 for DODO – the Italian magazine for Youth Policies published by Eurodesk Italy in cooperation with the Sardinia Region. It is a basic introduction to S. Schwartz’s Theory of Universal Human Values, how values change in society, and a story about the […]

A day in Dubrovnik, or how we visited King’s Landing but didn’t lose our heads

Got the pun? “Lose the head” as in “get crazy”, but also as “get beheaded”. As Ned Stark in “Game of Thrones”! Do you get it now? Eh? Eh? I think it’s a really good one. I thought about this title for almost a week. Because titles, you know, are e-very-thing if you want to […]

War (and Peace) Games – game design for education and to build a better world

Allright, new post about a super cool training course we just did in June 2018. The topic is very dear to me: I have been playing games all my life, and I still do it: very actively, digital and online format, and also board games or role playing games when I meet with my friends […]