During the last years, the entertainment games companies has produced high-quality videogames. The popularity and widespread use has contributed to research the origins of historic case.

The history of cinematic language is very similar to videogames language. Video games, a vehicle capable of creating “real” stories and characters, were the focus of happy hour-debate with Andrea Dresseno, videogame archive manager of Bologna Cinematheque. The meeting was an opportunity to compare films based on video games and video games inspired by successful films.