PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA 2006: The Results

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PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA 2006: The Results


3,177 entries from 71 countries-the Prix Ars Electronica attracted a record number of submissions once again this year. A total of ?117,500 in prize money is being awarded to the winners.


Linz, May 23, 2006 (Ars Electronica). The Prix Ars Electronica, a trailblazer in the cyberarts since 1987, is organized by the Ars Electronica Center in cooperation with the ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Company's Upper Austria Regional Studio, the Brucknerhaus and the O.K Center for Contemporary Art. Four of its competitive categories - Computer Animation / Visual Effects, Digital Musics, Interactive Art and Net Vision - focus on digital media design. The introduction of the Digital Communities category in 2004 is emblematic of Prix Ars Electronica`s intensified confrontation with the impact art and technology are having on social developments. The u19 - freestyle computing category for youngsters and [the next idea] grant for up-and-coming artists showcase approaches to new media being taken by promising young creatives.

The number of countries represented is indicative of the Prix`s international importance. In addition to the major industrialized nations of the West, Ars Electronica`s activities are also having an impact in smaller countries in distant regions of the globe. Submissions from such diverse places as Azerbaijan, Thailand, Nigeria and Brazil underscore the Prix Ars Electronica