The first Master in Game Direction in Italy is organized by the Luchino Visconti Civica Scuola di Cinema
The Luchino Visconti Civica Scuola di Cinema has announced the opening of registrations for the first Master in Game Direction in Italy, with well-known names among teachers and managers.
The Luchino Visconti Civica Scuola di Cinema presents the first Specialist Master in Italy in Game Direction , a course that teaches the direction, planning and creation of video games in the specific role of director.
As reported on the official website , the course aims to offer a training path in which you acquire skills to direct and plan a video game project in all its phases – conception, creation and distribution – making creative and managerial decisions based on the concept and based on on authorship, or rather trying to stimulate specific creativity that can also lead to the affirmation of a unique authorial style. The Master lasts one year and those who participate have twelve months to conceive, plan, design and produce a prototype that can become a first product to present to possible publishers and financiers .
The course can be accessed with a degree in the relevant sector of the Master, such as Degree in Art and Technology of Cinema and Audiovisual, Three-year degree in Literature and Philosophy, Communication Sciences, DAMS, Economics of Culture, Design, Engineering, Computer Science , Architecture, Fine Arts.
For access there is an entrance exam with a fee of €50 and registration possible from 3 April to 27 June 2024, during which certain levels of knowledge of the candidates are assessed through various steps which include a test of general culture and knowledge of the contemporary world of video games and a remote interview.
The first Master in Game Direction in Italy is organized by the Luchino Visconti Civica Scuola di Cinema
Organization and structure of the course
The number of places available is 16, and the School reserves the right to confirm the actual start of the Master once the expected number is reached.
The course will start from 5 November 2024 until June 2025 and will have the following structure :
- 459 classroom hours
- 78 hours of tutoring to be distributed across individual projects. The final projects will be presented and discussed in September 2025
- Approximately 600 hours of individual study
Attendance is compulsory for 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) from 10am to 1pm / 2pm to 5pm and the courses are held in both Italian and English.
The Master in Game Direction is the only one of its kind in Italy, which trains in the direction and planning of a video game, also teaching how to organize the work through structuring the production calendar, and the evaluation of the resources necessary to support the concept conceived.
The Faculty is made up of professionals, starting with Pietro Righi Riva , co-founder and creative director of the indie team Santa Ragione, who holds the role of designer and scientific curator of the Master in Game Direction.
Julian Palacios , author of Promesa and CUCCCHI, is a teacher of the module dedicated to artistic direction, which directs students towards the more creative, artistic and authorial dimension of development.
Stefano Sanitate and Alberto Putignano ( Saturnalia , Mediterranea Inferno ) are among the teachers of Game Programming, the module that aims to instruct students also on the technical front, on the use of design and development tools, also aimed at those who have no prior knowledge basic in this area.
You can find all the information on the Master in Game Direction at this address on the official website of the Luchino Visconti Civica Scuola di Cinema. The cost is €8,500 per student, while for graduates of the Milan Foundation Civic Schools it is €8,000.