I'm Marco Damigella, a narrative designer, and a Videogame Development Professor at Academy of Fine Arts. I love games that have a story to tell, because I think that playing a game is a unique experience. A good game, like a good movie or a good book, leaves you something inside that you’ll never forget. My wish is to work on games that push boundaries to tell better stories, evoke more emotions, and enable richer experiences than any other medium. Feel free to check out the projects I’ve been working on or to take a look at my resume.…

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I'm Marco Damigella, a narrative designer, and a Videogame Development Professor at Academy of Fine Arts. I love games that have a story to tell, because I think that playing a game is a unique experience. A good game, like a good movie or a good book, leaves you something inside that you’ll never forget. My wish is to work on games that push boundaries to tell better stories, evoke more emotions, and enable richer experiences than any other medium. Feel free to check out the projects I’ve been working on or to take a look at my resume.…

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I’m Marco Damigella, a narrative designer, and a Videogame Development Professor at Academy of Fine Arts. I love games that have a story to tell, because I think that playing a game is a unique experience. A good game, like a good movie or a good book, leaves you something inside that you’ll never forget. My wish is to work on games that push boundaries to tell better stories, evoke more emotions, and enable richer experiences than any other medium.

Feel free to check out the projects I’ve been working on or to take a look at my resume.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Game Design Professor at Academy of Fine Arts in Catania (Italy)
November 1, 2019 - Present
Techniques and Methods for Videogame Development: Game development, Game design, Game documents, Narrative design, Interactive storytelling.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Various Clients
September 1, 2016 - Present
UNESCO, Municipality of Catania, La Rinascente, CO.P.E., Agenzia Giovani, Produzioni Raffaello, Coro Freedom, etc..

Education

Master’s degree in Graphic Design at Academy of Fine Arts | Catania - Italy
November 3, 2014 - September 1, 2016
• Graduated summa cum laude • Capstone Paper: "History and morphology of the Artist Book" and creation of my own book “Once Upon a Dream” • Additional Coursework: “Blender: 3D Modeling and Animation” “Computer Graphic” “History of videogames”
Professional Master’s Program in Writing and Screenwriting at NAAP Academy | Catania - Italy
November 4, 2013 - December 19, 2014
Scholarship Winner
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design at Academy of Fine Arts | Catania - Italy
January 11, 2010 - July 24, 2013
• Graduated summa cum laude • Capstone Paper: "Hayao Miyazaki: a flight between romanticism and humanism with a hint of epicness" analysis of the main settings and themes of Miyazaki’s works • Additional Coursework: “Adobe Premiere: Digital Video” “After Effects: Video Editing” “The Sociology of MMORPG”

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Education