GAME TALK #1: ANDREA BABICH
APRIL 18 2018/18 APRILE 2018
Aula seminari
Università IULM (IULM 1)
Via Carlo Bo, 1
20143 Milan
gamedesign.university/andrea-babich
ANDREA BABICH
WHEN MARIO MEETS RABBIDS
How a little studio in Milano convinced Ubisoft and Nintendo that developing a turn based strategy mashup between the Super Mario characters and the Rabbids was a good idea. And how Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle became a surprise hit with both the public and the critics. The definitive feel good game development story.
Andrea Babich is Lead Narrative Designer for Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle at Ubisoft Italy. With Fabio Bortolotti, he hosts the leading Italian retrogaming Twitch channel. Moreover, he's a chiptune composer and an occasional ROM modder. Andrea received his B.A. in Communication Sciences at the University of Bologna with a Thesis on retrogaming. Before joining Ubisoft, he worked for almost a decade as a video game journalist. He is the author of the first academic book on Nintendo's most famous character, I mondi di Super Mario: Azioni, Interazioni & Esplorazioni (Ludologica, 2003) published in Italy. Babich lives and works in Milan.
GAME TALK #1: ANDREA BABICH
APRIL 18 2018/18 APRILE 2018
Aula seminari
Università IULM (IULM 1)
Via Carlo Bo, 1
20143 Milan
gamedesign.university/andrea-babich
ANDREA BABICH
WHEN MARIO MEETS RABBIDS
How a little studio in Milano convinced Ubisoft and Nintendo that developing a turn based strategy mashup between the Super Mario characters and the Rabbids was a good idea. And how Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle became a surprise hit with both the public and the critics. The definitive feel good game development story.
Andrea Babich is Lead Narrative Designer for Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle at Ubisoft Italy. With Fabio Bortolotti, he hosts the leading Italian retrogaming Twitch channel. Moreover, he's a chiptune composer and an occasional ROM modder. Andrea received his B.A. in Communication Sciences at the University of Bologna with a Thesis on retrogaming. Before joining Ubisoft, he worked for almost a decade as a video game journalist. He is the author of the first academic book on Nintendo's most famous character, I mondi di Super Mario: Azioni, Interazioni & Esplorazioni (Ludologica, 2003) published in Italy. Babich lives and works in Milan.