Laura Cardinale

Game Designer and Public History Specialist - Will be at Play 2025

Laura Cardinale is the administrator of Jano Studio S.r.l. and Vice President of Il Salotto di Giano A.P.S. A medieval historian with a specialization in public history, she also trains teachers for Italy’s Ministry of Education on using games in classrooms as part of the National Pact for Reading.
She provides historical consultancy for the gaming industry and leads educational projects that bridge games and culture.
A member of AIPH, she is also part of the Game Research Center at the University of Genoa and the Game Science Research Center.
In the gaming publishing world, she works as a line editor and RPG author, having developed over twenty campaigns and adventures in six languages (Lex Arcana, Navigavia, Zombicide Chronicles, and more).
She teaches Game Editing and Adventure Design for Giano Academy – The Roleplaying Game Academy.
Her author credits include Sanctuary: Dungeon Tales (5E), Fantasy Chronicles (EuLabRPG, Erasmus+ project), The Social Season, and Magic Tails.