Scientific research in a short film to make people understand the activities in which the University of Cagliari is engaged every day. The second episode of “The Shifters”, a series of mini-films, was presented this morning at the Tobacco Factory.
The title in this case is "Trip", and the subject of the narration is the theme of addictions, from food to drugs, via the web and social networks.
In the second work by Crea UniCa (University Service Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Cagliari University), in collaboration with Sardegna Ricerche, traces of research actually underway in the university are disseminated as clues: from the effects of drugs to the development of videogames. "From the platform - explained Maria Chiara di Guardo, director of Crea and scientific manager of the project - it is then possible to deepen the topics treated with greater precision according to the level of detail that is sought. On the one hand we aim to reach the greatest number of people, on the other we try to keep our message high from a qualitative point of view ".
In the story the encounter between a laboratory keeper who however aspires to make a video game and a human-looking Martian, who experiments with test tubes and substances placed on tables and shelves. It is the second "episode" of a web series that began with a focus on ecology that has already registered over fifty thousand views.
"The union between reality and fiction, the world of research and cinema, is confirmed as a fascinating and instructive encounter. For us it was a way to experiment new ways, as if the force that drives research innovation has also been deployed in our work ", say Gabriele Meloni and Giovanni Pintus of Naked Panda, authors of the short films.
Guest of honor at the launch of the episode Gian Luigi Gessa, professor emeritus of the University of Cagliari, who for a long time directed the department of Neuroscience of UniCa and is considered among the most authoritative experts in the field of neuropharmacology.
(Unioneonline / vl)
