Microsoft Art Gallery

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Microsoft Art Gallery is a 1993 educational and interactive guide for the London National Gallery published by Microsoft.

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Production

The software was originally developed by Cognitive Applications in the UK in 1991 as a multimedia learning tool for use in Britain's National Gallery. [1] Originally called "Micro Gallery", Microsoft released a digitised version entitled Microsoft Art Gallery. [2] The software went on sale in Britain in October 1993, and was released in Australia later that year. [3]

Content

The title allows players to explore various works of art in an interactive and multimedia way. It features the work of the national Gallery of London. [4] The title contains schema links, allowing the player to explore related content in a seamless way. [5]

Critical reception

PC Mag thought the software was "stylishly designed and carefully presented", [6] further praising its elegant and easily navigable interface. [7] When comparing art titles, The New York Times felt the title would appeal to those with "more Catholic taste", [8] and praised its "authoritative professionalism" as standing out from other titles in the genre. [2] The paper Hypermedia Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Issues deemed the title an "outstanding" and "enjoyable" application. [5] Art historian James Moore who reviewed the CD-ROM late in 2001 felt the software was primitive from a 2001 perspective. [9] PC World thought that lovers of art would be able to easily sink hours into the title. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bill's Bounty: A Digital Art Gallery". Wired. April 1994.
  2. 1 2 Sharratt, Bernard (1994-03-06). "Please Touch the Paintings". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales on October 18, 1993 · Page 38".
  4. ↑ Corporation, Bonnier (1 August 1994). "Popular Science". Bonnier Corporation – via Google Books.
  5. 1 2 Garzotto, Franca; Mainetti, Luca; Paolini, Paolo (1998). "Hypermedia, Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Issues". Communications of the ACM . 38 (8): 74–86. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.36.5049 . doi:10.1145/208344.208349. S2CID   1947554.
  6. ↑ Inc, Ziff Davis (28 March 1995). "PC Mag". Ziff Davis, Inc. – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Inc, Ziff Davis (13 September 1994). "PC Mag". Ziff Davis, Inc. – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Shannon, L. R. (November 22, 1994). "Screen Savers As Art, or Vice Versa". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ "Building Computerized Cathedrals for Learning". 17 May 2001.
  10. ↑ Yraolagoitia., Jaime de. "Art Gallery".
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