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Dante Alighieri: The Original Gamer of the Literary World
At a recent literary event organized by FAI Giovani of Vercelli, Professor Francesco Toniolo presented an unusual and fascinating topic: "Dante Alighieri, the First Video Gamer." If you've ever pictured Dante with a joystick in hand, this might seem like a peculiar association. But, examining the structure of Dante's Inferno and comparing it to that of video games reveals an intriguing parallelism. Looking at the structure of Dante's Inferno, we find it composed of a series of circles, each dedicated to the punishment of a different sin. These circles can be likened to the various levels of video games. The…