The popular children's book characters Pettson and Findus offer, apart from traditional games and linear stories, several ways of interaction with the environment and the main characters. The game has different degrees of difficulty and supports the children's imagination as well as their coordination ability. The richness of the images on screen and the lack of mouse-over-revealing of what to click on encourages children to explore the images over and over again. The integration of interactive elements is stylistically seamless. This innovative way of combining the book world with the possibilities offered by IT keep children fascinated for hours.

Info:

Producer:
Ms. Ewa Tollmar
Gammafon Multimedia
Sweden
ewa (at) gammafon.se
T +46 8 556 972 70 78
www.gammafon.se
Format:
CD-Rom
Platform:
Windows/Mac

"Montserrat,portes endins" (Montserrat, from the inside)

Producer:
Ms. Carme Verdaguer
Una y Media Massmedia S.L.
Spain
carme (at) unaymedia.com
T +34 93 3009297
www.unaymedia.com
Format:
CD-Rom
Platform:
Windows/Mac

 

Gaudí 21st Century. A virtual reality visit of the Sagrada Familia

The user gets the opportunity to explore Antoni Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece, the Temple of the Sagrada Familia, on a virtual reality visit. It makes very accurate use of multimedia and advanced 3D virtual simulation, is rich in video and audio material offering large amounts of easy-to-understand and well-structured didactic content. Interactive animation, educational games, videos and commentaries provide key information on Gaudí's architecture, symbolism and socio-cultural background etc. in a supportive and interesting way for both students and visitors to Barcelona.

Producers:
Mr. Javier Barranco
Fundación Telefónica
javier.barranco@telefonica.es
T +34 91 5848955
www.fundacion.telefonica.com

Mr Roger Gilabert
Superscape RTZ
Ms Fabia Matas
Junta Constructa Saprada Familia
Spain
Format: CD-Rom
Platform: Window

 

Gegen das Vergessen - »Häftlingsalltag« im KZ-Sachsenhausen 1936-1945 (Lest we forget - »The everyday life« of prisoners at Sachsenhausen concentration camp 1936-1945)

Focusing on the individual fate and subjective experience of 20 prisoners at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp this CD-ROM covers this important topic in human history by adequately and harmoniously relating media to content. It displays high quality content by using a multidimensional navigation system, providing clear functionality and high interactivity. Outstanding aesthetic values in colour coding, text fonts, picture and sound support the idea of coherence between the media. This production offers innovative technical aspects to present complex documents in a comprehensive way and is, thus, a clear trendsetter for cultural applications.

Producer:
Mr. Sascha Lobe
L2M3 Kommunikations Design GmbH
Germany
Sascha.Lobe (at) L2M3.com
T +49 711 99339160
www.L2M3.com
Format: CD-Rom
Platform: Window

 

Berlin im Untergrund - Eine interaktive Zeitreise unter den Potsdamer Platz
(Berlin in the Underground - An Interactive Journey Through Time Under the Potsdamer Platz)

This CD-ROM displays Berlin's history from innovative and unusual - underground - perspectives in an adventure-like way. Easy to navigate through the CD-ROM offers unexpected discoveries, new paths and widely varying possibilities for interaction to the user when exploring the subterranean area of the Potsdamer Platz. This product combines media in multiple ways to present extensive historical, modern and technical material on a highly advanced technical level: Animation, sound samples, technical simulations in full detail and inspired screen design turn the presentation of historic facts into an entertaining adventure.

Producer:
Mr. Eku Wand
eku interactive e.K.
Germany
office (at) eku.de
T +49 30 2177685
www.eku.de
Format: CD-Rom
Platform: Windows/Mac

 

Richard Strauss Online

This website allows the user to discover and gain thorough knowledge of different aspects of the composer Richard Strauss' work and life and his time. Using intuitive overall navigation, a visually appealing interface that mirrors both modernity and classic style, and all possible multimedia techniques, e.g. flash animation, an interactive quiz, videos, a chat room, a comprehensive work data base, sound samples, an e-shop etc., this online production offers a well-prepared introduction to the complex world of classical music and easy access to Strauss' oeuvre for a wide audience.

Producer:
Mr. Christoph Kaiser
Co production:
C21 New Media Design / Visuals
christoph.kaiser (at) c21.at
T +43 1 402 03 77
www.c21.at

Christoph Nemetz
Visuals
Austria
Format: Website
URL: www.richardstrauss.org / www.richardstrauss.at

"Heineken StarQuest"

This online adventure game challenges people to go on a narrative quest around the world to find five well-known artists and get them to play at a fictitious World of Music Festival. An outstanding feature is that it is a real time/real life game linking virtual time and costs to real time and costs. During the quest, the users are asked questions about culture and customs and are, thus, encouraged to do further explorations and test their general knowledge. Throughout the game strategic thinking, quick action and staying focused is key to success. In combination with the high quality in technical realization this game is an excellent example of online interactive fiction.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Huib Maaskant
Qi
huib (at) qi-ideas.com
T +31 20 5310870
www.qi-ideas.com

Mr Hans Kerkhof
TV 3000
The Netherlands
Format:
Website
URL:
http://starquest.heineken.com

This online game dealing with biotechnology issues is based in a world where only the user's decision-making skills and understanding of specific issues of biotechnology can save humankind from extinction. The strategic game provides high quality content with valuable educational potential due to the collaboration with scientists. High standards are also accomplished in terms of usability and navigation as well as in its technical realization. The design of the interface is equally sophisticated, showing e.g. in the accurateness of details of virtual environments, or the realistic effect of the interface of the holographic eyes. This game certainly is a pioneer of a new scenario for online games.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Stein Sørlie
orgdot as
Norway
stein.soerlie (at) orgdot.com
T +47 228 05672
www.orgdot.com
Format:
Website
URL:
www.kharon4a.com

This interlocked online / offline application is an advertising campaign of a German health insurance company and offers games, quiz shows, competitions etc. in funky comic style with crazy comics. The free online part of the campaign gets the user's attention for the comics "gORx" and their world and offers updates, an online shop etc., but the essential part of the advertising concept is that the online "gORx" project is accomplished as limited beta test. Bugs become the show at "gORx". To fully enter the 3-dimensional-world of the "gORx" and not be ‘bugged ‘, users need to buy the CD-ROM.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Michael Schneider
team:orange
Germany
schneider (at) teamorange.de
T +49 711 54037 22
www.teamorange.de
Format:
Website
URL:
www.gorx.de

This platform for interactive storytelling for young people is set within a virtual Vienna-based student community and makes the student circle accessible to a wider audience. Users create their own avatars with an adjustable personal profile. The avatars then move and act independently in this virtual community and the users can give them advice or orders on how to act. Users are then up-dated by their avatar on events at their next log-in. The website is fitted with a rich number of community tools, including chat, e-mail, games, personal pages, lists of friends, a personal calendar, and SMS linkups. These features and services allow a high level of interaction.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Oliver Holle
sysis interactive simulations
Austria
oh (at) sysis.at
T +43 1 95555 111
http://sysis.at
Format:
Website
URL:
http://derspittelberg.at

"Szabó Zoltán fotográfus honlapja (Zoltán Szabó Photographer's Website)"

This extensive online portfolio, which presents the work of the Hungarian photographer Zoltán Szabó, is an outstanding example of simple and clear graphical design, accompanied by a well-composed sound landscape. The style of presenting Szabó's art on this website is consistent with the pictures themselves and exploring this website is a compelling and emotionally engaging experience. The commerce feature of this website in form of mail orders for photos shown on the website is harmoniously placed into the overall atmosphere of the website.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Balázs Serényi
Visual MINDS Studio
info (at) visualminds.hu
T +36 1 2173576
www.visualminds.hu

Mr Zoltán Szabó
Sun, Wind and Stars Ltd.
Hungary
Format:
Website
URL:
www.fotografus.com

This website serves as a marketing tool for Heineken. The core of the site is an interactive game featuring a simulated party which is perfectly appropriate to promote both the product beer and a fun image of the brand Heineken. The game works with multiple, parallel, storylines and goal-driven character behaviour. This allows a whole range of unimagined possibilities. In addition to the game, a series of extra features on how to organise a successful party are offered. This includes a "party calculator" to decide on purchases and the possibility to create a Personal Party Page to post information for friends. The site is both fun and functional.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Huib Maaskant
Qi
The Netherlands
huib (at) qi-ideas.com
T +31 20 5310870
www.qi-ideas.com
Format:
Website
URL:
www.feestje.nl

The CD-ROM is an interactive multimedia presentation of the YTONG company which manufactures light weight building materials for professional users or interested amateurs. On the CD one can find specific and very detailed information on YTONG products and the processes of their manufacturing and use. The CD-ROM offers excellent tools to plan the use of YTONG products in Autocad. This allows users to test their architectural designs in a virtual environment. The approach of this application and the thoroughness with which it is implemented provide excellent credibility to the company as well as an innovative way of building relationships with individual customers.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Drago Florindo
MULTIMA d.o.o.
Slovenia
drago (at) multima.si
T +386 03 56 71 544
www.multima.si
Format:
CD-Rom
Platform:
Windows

Representing a chain of western style fashion stores this website does not simply sell this chain of stores and offer the usual information on the products to be sold, but creates a corporate atmosphere and identity for these stores through extra elements such as highly styled graphics, photographs, simple games, e-cards and events related to the "Wild West". The site basically serves to promote on the one hand the fashion products and shops by using very stylish and consistent design, while on the other hand it migrates to e-business by building up an online shop.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Thomas Fischer
fischer|enterprises
Austria
newmedia (at) fce.at
T +43 1 5248424 16
www.fce.at
Format:
Website
URL:
www.indiandreams.com

"WaterWar.tv"

It is a multi-player action game played on television via mobile phones, where two teams compete via SMS to dominate the game area. It enables users to experience a widely featured, challenging and addictive game using simple everyday technology. This game for up to 30 players at a time is an excellent example of interactive television supported by SMS-technology with no display-technical constraints limiting the amount of SMS traffic. The game involves a clear business model, where as the TV-chat integrated into the concept strengthens the community aspect of the game.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Elmeri Härkönen
Frantic Media
Finland
elmeri (at) franticmedia.com
T + 358 9 6220400
www.franticmedia.com
Format:
Website
URL:
www.waterwar.tv

This application is a house management system which offers the possibility to administer a wide range of everyday procedures usually done manually, such as regulating room temperature, operating window blinds, or making coffee in an intelligent, automatic and playful manner. Switches and complex processes can be controlled via mouse click, via virtual remote control while in the house or via mobile phone. This application creatively integrates complex technology with the simplicity of using a mobile phone. On the website the user can test these functions in a virtual home and the complex parallel operations are made comprehensible.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Fink Roland
Datenkraft
Austria
roland.fink (at) datenkraft.com
T +43 0316 33 77 18
www.datenkraft.com
Format:
Website
URL:
www.intellihome.at

This website contains a collection of fun and simple-to-use online applications that make use of the i-mode mobile phone technology and its functionalities. Within the constraints of the mobile phone's user-interface one can use the standard i-mode features such as instantly receiving imail-messages, storing wallpaper-images and browsing HTML-based web pages. Images from a digital camera or webcam can be uploaded, modified and edited and then be sent directly to an i-mode handset. With these applications i-Compose shows very well the potential of user-driven graphics and supportive information on wireless platforms.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Fabian Masche
dutyfarm GmbH
f.Masche (at) dutyfarm.com
T +49 391 8107 200

Mr Daniel Schmitt
dutyfarm GmbH
Germany
Format:
Website
URL:
www.i-Compose.de / imode.i-Compose.de

"The Netherlands, a Compact World"

This CD-ROM, created for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Netherlands' Embassies, provides a highly entertaining interactive virtual journey through The Netherlands for people around the world. Extensive information on the country, its inhabitants, traditions, history, geography, politics, etc., is presented in a both attractive and still consistent form, which exploits the potential of interactive media to the most. This easy-to-navigate and throughout professional production is an outstanding example of entertaining and high-value government information.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Ab Talmon
Talmon Communicatie
The netherlands
ab.talmon (at) talmon.nl
T +31 30 6013800
www.talmon.nl
Format:
CD-Rom
Platform:
Windows

This official website of the Slovenian Office for Drug Prevention treats the difficult subject of drug addiction and drug prevention in an outstandingly comprehensive and delicate way both in terms of content and graphics. Easy and intuitive navigation and a simple design focus the user's attention on the content. The content provided by the government is highly informative and approachable. The web site is strongly supportive of citizens and those mostly young people, in need for help. Additional features such as a discussion forum fulfil an important community-building function via this official platform.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Roland Petek
Team RenderSpace-Pristop Interactive
Roland.petek@rs-pi.com
Slovenia
T +386 1 2391418
www.rs-pi.com
Format:
Website
URL:
www.uradzadroge.gov.si

The idea of this website, developed for the German Federal Institute of Political Education, is to endow citizens with background information on the main topics of the 2002 general election campaign in Germany. It reaches beyond the PR-mechanisms of media democracy, being based on scientific expertise, the opinion of reputable experts and user interaction. The website includes an innovative debate-tool which ensures high-quality argumentative discussion. A further innovative tool enables the user to ask questions as well as evaluating those of other users, guaranteeing a democratic process through interactive user participation.

Info:

Producers:
Mr Christoph Dowe
Politik-digital

Mr. Juri Maier
wegewerk Medienlabor GmbH
www.wegewerk.de

Mr Eike Hebecker
Zentrum für Medien und Interaktivität, University of Giessen

Mr Thorsten Schilling
Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung
Germany

Format:
Website
URL:
www.wahlthemen.de

Pozlovice's official website provides extensive and up-to-date information for this small town's citizens as well as its visitors. A wide range of services including job vacancies, sports and cultural events, a discussion forum or special information for tourists etc. are offered. Users can also choose to receive regular updates and news via mobile phone or e-mail. The town council tries to actively involve its citizens and offer them a community-building platform by making use of new technology. This production serves as an excellent example for smaller towns on how to create a content-rich website with a high level of effectiveness.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Jiri Mikulec
Obec Pozlovice
Czech Republic
obec (at) pozlovice.cz
T +420 67 7131002
www.pozlovice.cz
Format:
Website
URL:
www.pozlovice.cz

Primarily supporting the teaching of computer science in secondary education, this educational software is also appropriate for a wider audience. Content design is the most important feature of this product. A set of interactive micro-worlds with a user interface based on the direct manipulation of the objects involved is created. Each micro-world allows the user to explore, seek out information, and eventually solve problems related to the understanding of the way modern computing systems operate. The demystification of the computer box through the use of consistent visual information is of great strategic value.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Vassilis Efopoulos
Tessera Multimedia S.A.
Greece
4info (at) tessera.gr
T +30 310 534850
www.tessera.gr
Format:
CD-Rom
Platform:
Windows

This internet portal offers children and their parents to discover and experience many aspects of their culture while being introduced to the Internet. High-quality content linked to Hungarian culture in form of illustrated songs, poems, traditional folk tales etc. and combined with appealing animations and graphics is presented in a dynamic and engaging manner. Many interactive features enhance the user’s experience such as educational games to develop basic skills. Parents can post questions to a well-known children's psychologist and get up-dated information on family events and activities throughout Hungary. This website is an outstanding example of transferring culture and values to children via new media.

Info:

Producer:
Mr. Róbert Pintér
Color Plus Ltd.
Hungary
info (at) egyszervolt.hu
T +36 1 214-1414
www.egyszervolt.hu
Format:
Website
URL:
www.egyszervolt.hu