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PRESS RELEASE
January 25th 2003
Programme of the Zapping event
PRIX MÖBIUS NORDICA 2003
international interactive media culture competition
www.prixmobiusnordica.org
PRIX MOBIUS NORDICA 2003 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners of Prix Möbius Nordica 2003 competition were announced on January 25th 2003.
The selection of the Prix Möbius Nordica aims at promoting creativity and innovation especially in the field of interactivity, combined with high standard quality in aesthetic and technical realisation, as well as scientific validity and educational interest. The relation of the chosen expressional means to the content and the target group was a meaningful criterion for the selection, as well as the status of the work in the context of already published productions in the same area.
The winners of Prix Möbius Nordica will participate in PRIX MÖBIUS INTERNATIONAL competition in Athens in September 2003.
The winners are:
Le Prix Spécial du Jury: The Animation Machine (Finland)
Le Prix Möbius Sciences: Kharon4a (Norway)
Le Prix Möbius Education: Hubu - virtual drug information bus (Finland)
Le Prix Möbius Création et fiction: Rölli and the spirits of wood (Finland)
Jury's statement:
Kharon4a:
The work combines in-depth educational scientific content with a gripping gaming plot. Outstanding graphics and interface programming stretch the boundaries of web presentation. Believable and successful amongst the critical young target audience.
Orgdot
The Animation Machine:
A beautiful example of how an art - the art of animation - complicated by industrial technologies is brought back to its artisan basics, still keeping technology in - as its creative servant.
Lindholm, Hämäläinen, Nykänen
Hubu - virtual drug information bus:
Hubu is an exciting paradox between joyful graphics and a serious subject. It works both as an interactive information site on drugs for young teenagers and as datdabase for social workers.
Sulake Labs Oy
Rölli and the spirits of wood:
The outstanding and innovative combination of the languages of film and interactive 3D game makes Rölli a unique story creation tool. Rölli brings continous life to the movie through children as creactors.
Sveng.com interactive / PanVision
Descriptions of the winning works:
Animaatiokone (The Animation Machine)
(animation installation + web site: www.animaatiokone.net)
Mikko Lindholm, Perttu Hämäläinen, Ari Nykänen, University of art and Design Helsinki / MediaLab, Finland
A futuristic machine that gives you a chance to create your own wax animation.
Kharon4a (www.kharon4a.com)
Itu/ Futurama/ Orgdot, Norway
3D online adventure game in Flash where the user has to solve problems related to biotechnologies.
Hubu - virtual drug information bus
(a room at www.habbohotel.fi) Sulake, Finland
Substance abuse prevention for teenagers at Habbo Hotel Kultakala, an animated chat service 4 hours every weekday in a room called hubu.
Rölli ja metsänhenki (Rölli and the Spirits of Wood)
(PC game on CD-ROM)
Sveng.com / PanVision, Finland
A non-linear, character driven, problem solving adventure game for ages 7-10. This non-violent game both educates and entertains, telling that - though different - we should all be able to live together.
Prix Mobius Nordica Jury 2003
Marita Liulia, artist, director, chair of the jury
Elukka Eskelinen, director, LUME Media Centre, Finland
Marketta Seppälä, director, FRAME, Finland
Cai Melakoski, head of interactive media, School of Art and Media, Tampere, Finland
Anne Lise Wullum, curator and chief learning architect, Norway
Carl Henrik Svenstedt, professor, art & technology, Malmo University, Sweden
Pia Vigh, advisor, Nordic Council of Ministers, Denmark
Margrét Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, researcher, Lorna, Iceland
Partners: The Nordic Culture Fund, Ministry of Education, AVEK - The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture, FRAME - Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, University of Art and Design Helsinki / Media Centre Lume, The French Cultural Center in Helsinki, Media Lab / University of Art and Design Helsinki, Mac and Carry
Prix Möbius Nordica is organized in co-operation with Media Centre Lume and Media Culture Association m-cult. Medeia Oy is responsible for practical organization work.
Additional information:
www.prixmobiusnordica.org
info@prixmobiusnordica.org
Marianne Decoster-Taivalkoski
Producer
gsm +358 40 589 669
Marita Liulia
Director of competition
liulia@medeia.com
Medeia Oy
Rauhankatu 7 e 38
00170 Helsinki - Helsingfors
Suomi - Finland
Media Centre Lume
University of Art and Design
Hämeentie 135 C
00560 Helsinki - Helsingfors
Suomi - Finland
www.lume.fi
Media Culture Association m-cult ry
PL 110
00131 Helsinki
www.m-cult.org
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