The paper reflects on the experience of Play Festival 2025, held in Bologna in April, to spark a discussion on the potential for historians to engage in trade fairs. The introduction outlines the theoretical framework, from game studies to ethnographic research on conventions (also comicons). We report here on the meetings and games offered by Play History working group, in which professionals from public history and game industry cooperate.
L’articolo riporta l’esperienza di Play Festival 2025, tenutasi a Bologna in aprile, per avviare una discussione sul potenziale di intervenire come storici e storiche in fiere di settore. L’introduzione riassume le basi teoriche, dai game studies allo studio etnografico delle conventions (abbreviate come comicon). Riportiamo qui gli incontri e i giochi proposti dal gruppo di lavoro Play History, in cui cooperano figure della public history e dell’editoria ludica, e a cui Clionet si è unita.
Play History 2025. Fiere ludiche, reti e opportunità per la pratica della public history
Perfetti, Davide;Pino, Emiliano
2026-01-01
Abstract
The paper reflects on the experience of Play Festival 2025, held in Bologna in April, to spark a discussion on the potential for historians to engage in trade fairs. The introduction outlines the theoretical framework, from game studies to ethnographic research on conventions (also comicons). We report here on the meetings and games offered by Play History working group, in which professionals from public history and game industry cooperate.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.



