The Plague in Milan – An Interactive Experience

Description 

Experience the tragedy of the plague in 17th-century Milan, as depicted in The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) by Alessandro Manzoni. Walk through deserted streets, witness the city’s suffering, and interact with key characters while exploring themes of misinformation and social collapse.  
Each scene is carefully crafted to reflect the historical and social reality of the time, highlighting fear, ignorance, and the persecution of the so-called untori (plague spreaders).  
Designed for students, academics, and history enthusiasts, this interactive journey offers a deeper understanding of one of the most dramatic episodes of Manzoni’s masterpiece.

Text and audio language: Italian

Designed and developed by: 

• Giorgia Di Mella - 3D Artist, Animator
• Francesco  Grillo - 3D Artist, Animator
• Alberto Cagnazzo - Programmer, System Designer
• Giulio Arecco - Programmer, System Designer

This interactive experience was developed as a project for the Virtual Reality course of the Graphics and Multimedia track in the Master's degree program in Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Torino.

Credits

Assets

• "Medieval house and wine shop" (https://skfb.ly/6X7ps) by Don_Dzen is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 
• "Notebook & Torn Page" (https://skfb.ly/oBCNn) by FrodoUndead is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 
• “Medieval House 3D” by AndreiCG. 
• “Medieval Buildings Modular” by Lukas Bobor. 
• Clothes: "Ropa_niño_rico_medievo" (https://skfb.ly/opE77) by carmenpaloma is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 
  

Audio

• AMBPubl_a chaple in a mausoleum_tk_SASSMKH8020.wav by tim.kahn -- https://freesound.org/s/636213/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 
• CrowdWhisper.aiff by sketchygio -- https://freesound.org/s/144904/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• cathedral public before concert.WAV by ruidostudios -- https://freesound.org/s/554731/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• Game Reward by IENBA -- https://freesound.org/s/656643/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• Sword pulled 4.wav by jobro -- https://freesound.org/s/74834/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 
• Sword Sound by wesleywestmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/668698/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 
• Button 1 by josheb_policarpio -- https://freesound.org/s/613404/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 
• ButtonPress.wav by BigDino1995 -- https://freesound.org/s/569902/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• hint.wav by dland -- https://freesound.org/s/320181/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• Church Door (Exterior) Throwleigh.wav by gropkcor -- https://freesound.org/s/392232/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• Church Door (Exterior) Throwleigh.wav by gropkcor -- https://freesound.org/s/392232/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• HorrorAmbience2.mp3 by shelbyshark -- https://freesound.org/s/512693/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 
• Horror Atmosphere 6_The Abyss Stares Back_Loop by Ulrich_Wehner -- https://freesound.org/s/736879/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 

UI 

• “PlagueDoctor”, PlanetaryPenguin(https://www.deviantart.com/planetarypenguin/art/Plague-Doctor-437876680)