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Interactive Art at Prix Ars Electronica
The Prix Ars Electronica's category 'Interactive Art' has been introduced in 1990. Golden Nicas have been awarded among others to Myron W. Krueger, Tim Berners-Lee, Masaki Fujihata, Toshio Iwai/Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maurice Benayoun, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and in 2002 to David Rokeby.

This category is open to all types of current interactive works in any form: installations, performance, audience participation, virtual reality, multimedia, telecommunication, etc.
The entries will be judged by an international jury of renowned artists and curators: Paul Christiane (Whitney Museum New York, USA), Moriyama Tomoe (curator of the Tokyo Metropolitian Museum of Photography, J), Joe Paradiso (Professor at the MIT Media Lab, USA), Stahl Stenslie (Professor for Media Art at the KHM, Köln, D) and Scott Fisher (USA). Criteria for judging the works include the form of interaction, interface design, new applications, technical innovations, originality and the significant role of the computer for the interaction.
This year the prize money amounts to EUR 20,000. The Golden Nica will be awarded € 10,000, the two Awards of Distinction each € 5,000.


27.2.2003
Ingrid Fischer

Interactive Art
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