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Education

programs

2020-2024 MFA, Design, University of Gothenburg

2015-2018 BA, Media, aesthetics and cultural entrepreneurship, University of Gothenburg

2010-2012 Painting, Göteborgs Konstskola
2007-2008 Estet, Helsjöns folkhögskola

A selection of corses

2020 Prototyping Interactive Technology for Theatre, University of Skövde

2019 Creative animation, University of Gothenburg

2017 Art in digital environments, Umeå Universitet

Exibitions

2024 Positionings, Graduation exhibition, HDK-Valand
2024 child remains, Lilla Änggården

2024 MOURNING A STRANGER, together whit Hugo Pilate, Galleri Rotor

2020 Gestaltande Animation, group exhibition, Atalante
2019 Pengar, group exhibition, Atelje Under Uppbyggand
2019 Taktil, group exhibition, Atelje Under Uppbyggand
2018 Behind the screens, group exhibition, exhibitor and curator, Frilagret      

Scholarship

2024 Göteborgs slöjdförening Stipendium

2023 Partille Kulturstipendium

Lab / Hackathon /  Masterclass

2025 KINEMA LAB, Gothenburg Studios Development
2023 Narrative XR Lab, Visual Arena 
2020 Ai.design.01 masterclass, HDK-Valand
2020 Hack for Heritage, Riksantikvarieämbetet
2019 Hack for Heritage, Riksantikvarieämbetet

Presentations 
2025 Between art and technology,  HDK-Valand
2024 Presentation, HDK-Valand
2024 Lightning Talk, Digikult 2024
2024 child remains- an immersive conversation about grief - Hidden sites
2020 Museums, technology and social interaction in “Anyone can innovate!”, DHN2020 

2019 Immersive exhibitions and game design as a tool for storytelling in museum, ZIP-SCENE Conference 2019 

Workshop Presentations
2024 Interactive Storytelling for Communities, Heritage and Public Engagement, NordiCHI 2024
2024 ENRICH: Enhancing the Digital Inclusivity of Cultural and Natural Heritage, PlayLab
2024  Designing Meaningful Social XR Workshop, The ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX)

Publications
Trella, F., Di Feola, G., Einebrant, E. (2025). Immersive Exhibitions and Game Design as a Tool for Storytelling in Museums. In: Bakk, ÁK., Makai, P.K. (eds) Theorising and Designing Immersive Environments. Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66067-2_10

Di Feola, G. (2024). Cultural heritage in XR told through design and artistic creation. https://innovationlapland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/StoryCHP2024_paper_4_Di_Feola.pdf

Di Feola, G. (2024). Child Remains - Screening The Family Tree. University of Gothenburg/HDK­-Valand - Academy of Art and Design.

Di Feola, G. Einebrant, E. Trella, F. (2021). Museums, Technology and Social Interaction in “Anyone Can Innovate!” https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2865/short8.pdf

Symposium
2021 Symposium Crafting Situations – Conversations exploring public private boundaries in the (present pandemic impacted) city , “A Wish to Meet” via “The Pace” curated by Paula Buskevica and Katarina Sara and crafted by Julia Niklasson, John Wattström and Katarina Frisö,

HDK Valand Academy of Art and Design Gothenburg and Estonian Academy of Arts