Ateneo - UPO

The seminar will consider the concept of the screen of law and the educational use of 360° VR and artificial intelligence technologies. Connected to the course is an international project to be held in Nice from December 14-20, 2025. Information about the project will be provided during the first lectures of the course Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

P. Heritier, Lo schermo delle norme vol. 2 Male e libertà all’era delle acclamazioni digitali Mimesis, 2025 e Vol. 3. Corologia affettiva e didattica immersiva. Esperienze e teorie, Mimesis, 2025.

By the end of the seminar, students should be able to critically navigate some areas of new technology law (including VR, Virtual Reality and HR, extended reality) and solve elementary practical cases. The educational objectives of the course are: - the learning of basic concepts of the proper approach of Law and Humanities to legal culture; - the critical elaboration of problems related to the political use of the image in contemporary democracies; - learning basic techniques of visual argumentation and the making of documentaries and short films (including 360° VR) related to the legal cases studied; - learning research methodology through active participation in workshops and research seminars; - working in a foreign language.

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The attendance schedule is with daily interactive lectures and common activities among students. Strong motivation and willingness for group work are required for participation.

Common analysis and discussion of the solved case, participation in group discussions, creation of video materials in 360° VR, short documentaries or short films.

The seminar is an innovative teaching mode that involves solving an imaginary legal case and making a 360°VR video related to the case. After a common thematic part, students will use new technologies to make a short film from the case of Lon Fuller's speluncean explorers. Strong motivation and willingness for group work is required for participation.

Knowledge and understanding skills. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to understand the normative aspects of image use in contemporary complex societies. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding At the end of the course, students will be enabled to master the tools of visual communication in procedural and media contexts, to understand the central points of the ongoing transition to virtual reality and 360° cinematography, and the possibility of using the tools offered by independent cinema to carry out film and educational projects. Autonomy of judgment Students will be led to develop critical competence concerning the normative use of image in contemporary societies in different fields (political and legal communication, marketing, social networks). Attendees will be in a position to: (a) independently carry out and manage the different stages of an image production project; b) use the knowledge learned and apply it to the field of video production of legal content. Communication skills Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery of: (a) the ability to argue in oral form the content learned (b) the ability to construct critical connections between topics. Learning skills Attendees, especially those who will attend the seminar, will also be able to master the job of writing content.