Vittorio Marone is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). His research interests include new literacies, youth cultures, and affinity spaces. He presented his work at national and international conferences such as AERA (American Educational Research Association), APME (Association for Popular Music Education), and G4C (Games for Change). He is the author of the book La Quotidianita' dell'Assurdo (The Everyday Absurd, Archetipolibri, Bologna, 2010).