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SUMMARY:DH Seminar: Video-games and History – Bringing cultural heritage
  to life
DTSTART:20230302T163000
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DESCRIPTION:Deborah Papiernik\, Senior VP New Business Development\, Tech
 nology and Strategic Alliances at Ubisoft\nAbstract:\nOn April 15th\, 2019
 \, Notre-Dame was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire. As the tragedy u
 nfolded\, people began sharing photos and videos of the Cathedral. Others 
 chose to relive their memories virtually through Assassin’s Creed Unity\
 , the videogame… \nThis talk will shed light on how historical settings
  are brought to life in video-games and will let you discover how technolo
 gy and games collide with culture and history to serve broader audiences a
 nd broader purposes like teaching\, engaging or simply generating awarenes
 s.\n\nBio: \nDeborah Papiernik is Senior VP New Business Development\, Tec
 hnology and Strategic Alliances at Ubisoft. Deborah has been with Ubisoft 
 for 25 years\, holding different positions in Marketing\, Business Develop
 ment and Game Development. Passionate about building bridges between diffe
 rent industries\, Deborah explores new business opportunities for Ubisoft\
 , looking beyond the world of video games to bring its brands to wider aud
 iences\, and to share the company’s expertise with new sectors. An appre
 ciated deal-maker and inspiring leader\, she develops innovative partnersh
 ips and new forms of entertainment in a broad range of industries: Live En
 tertainment\, Location-Based VR and AR\, Music\, Health\, Mobility or Cult
 ure.\n 
LOCATION:BC 420 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BC%20420
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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