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Prix Ars Electronica 2006
International Competition for CyberArts



3,177 entries from 71 countries—in 2006, the Prix Ars Electronica attracted a record number of submissions. A total of € 117,500 in prize money has been awarded to the winners. Since 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica has served as an interdisciplinary platform for everyone who uses the computer as a universal medium for implementing and designing their creative projects at the interface of art, technology and society. The competition is organized by the Ars Electronica Center and ORF’s Upper Austria Regional Studio, and the prizes are awarded during the Ars Electronica Festival each year. The Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important awards for creativity and pioneering spirit in the field of digital media.

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’s intercultural reach.

The results of the competition with detailed project descriptions are published in:

CyberArts 2006
International Compendium of Prix Ars Electronica
H. Leopoldseder / C. Schöpf / G. Stocker (eds.)
Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit


Selected works of Prix Ars Electronica are being presented in the CyberArts 2006 Exhibition at the O.K Center for Contemporary Art.


Computer Animation / Visual Effects

Golden Nica
Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Tom Weber /
Filmakademie Baden Württemberg: 458nm

Distinctions
Daniel Nocke / Studio FILM BILDER:
Kein Platz für Gerold
Jun Awazu: NEGADON: The Monster from Mars

Honorary Mentions
YAMATOWORKS (Shuhei Morita, Shiro Kuro):
Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek
Marco Spier, Marie Hyon / PSYOP: MTV: Crow
Volckman Christian / onyx films: renaissance
Philippe Grammaticopoulos: The Regulator

Stephan Larson: Discord: metal and meat
Saschka Unseld, Jakob Schuh / Studio Soi:
Strasse der Spezialisten
Thomas Leonard, Guillaume Marques, Paul
Jacamon / SUPINFOCOM: CAFARD
Perrine Marais / Filmakademie Baden-
Württemberg: Als ich hier angekommen bin
The Mill: Rexona—Stunt City
Kei Oyama: Shinsatsu-Shitsu
(Consultation Room)
Stu Maschwitz / The Orphanage: Sin City
Mark Andrews, Andrew Jimenez /
Pixar Animation Studios:
ONE MAN BAND


Digital Musics

Golden Nica
Eliane Radigue / shiiin: L’ île re-sonante

Distinctions
Joe Colley: psychic stress soundtracks
Kaffe Matthews / Annette Works:
Sonic Bed_London

Honorary Mentions
Sabine Breitsameter, Robert Gawlowski:
Radio_Copernicus. das deutsch-polnische
Künstlerradio
Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson / SUNN O))):
Black One
Mike Harding / Touch: Spire Live in Geneva
Tobitani Kensuke, Satoshi Fukushima,
Yoshihisa Suzuki / Mimiz: february sessions
*Es, Lisa, Vinylman, Ugh, Liftman, Frosen Pine &
Meu: Satanicpornocultshop: Zap Meemees
Yannis Kyriakides: Wordless
Carsten Stabenow, Geert-Jan Hobijn /
staalplaat soundsystem: YOKOMONO
Ambrose Field: Storm!
Nikolaus Gansterer, Katharina Klement,
Josef Novotny: 8∞
Yvonne Cornelius (Niobe) / Sonig: Voodooluba
Ekkehard Ehlers / Staubgold:
A Life Without Fear
Matmos: The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth
Of A Beast


Net Vision

Golden Nica
exonemo: The Road Movie

Distinctions
Michael Stadler: Tsunami Harddisk Detector
Wayne Clements: un_wiki

Honorary Mentions
Ricardo Miranda Zuniga : Dentimundo (US)
Michael Aschauer : Dun.AV—Danube
Panorama Project
Sandro Catallo, Markus Cremers: Tank-FX (DE)
Roxana Torre: Personal World Map
Virtual Marathon Team:
The Virtual Marathon
h.o: COLORS project
Peter Edmunds: SwarmSketch
Hasan M. Elahi: Tracking Transience
Gavin Baily, Tom Corby: cyclone.soc
AND-OR / Beat Suter, Rene Bauer:
Streamfishing
Christoph Wachter, Mathias Jud:
ZONE*INTERDITE


Digital Communities

Golden Nica
canal*ACCESSIBLE

Distinctions
Codecheck
Proyecto Cyberela—Radio Telecentros

Honorary Mentions
The Organic City
Mountain Forum
stencilboard.at—prevent disappearance
MetaReciclagem
Arduino
Northfield.org—Citizen Journalism
UgaBYTES Initiative
The Freecycle Network
CodeTree
Charter97.org —news from Belarus
Semapedia.org
Pambazuka News


u19—freestyle computing

Golden Nica
Ehrentraud Hager, Alexander Niederklapfer,
David Wurm, Magdalena Wurm / Krmpf Krmpf
Studios: Abenteuer Arbeitsweg

Distinctions
Robogreiner / Ralph Aichhorn, Katharina Greul,
Felix Gruber, Fabian Guschelbauer: Robofisch
Irene Kriechbaum: Faceology

Distinctions / Non-Cash Preis
Julius Lugmayr: Wunderwelt Candy CAVE
1C/GRG 1 Stubenbastei, 1010 Wien: Trick und Politik

Honorary Mentions
Lisa Steiner: Kiwi-Monster
Stjepan Mili´cevic´, Markus Weber:
Die Fische und der Hai
The ThreeCees / 3C BRG Landeck:
Comic-Life: Musik-Comic der 3C
PIEP!
Dominik Amschl: Winamp Fernsteuerung
Gabriel Freinbichler: Donaufischer.at,
der Fischertreffpunkt im (Fischer-)Netz
Jiri Kuban: Ich kauf mir ’ne Rakete
Nana Susanne Thurner: War
Emanuel Jauk: AC_FORM
Thomas Hainscho: www.zu-fall.net.ms


[the next idea]

Art and Technology Grant
Himanshu Khatri: Aquaplay