Louvre and Nintendo aim to make art child’s play
Agence France Presse @ Google News – The Louvre said Thursday it has teamed up with Nintendo to hand out 3D game consoles to guide visitors through its vast art collections, as part of a stepped up digital drive at the Paris museum.

Starting in March, the world’s most visited museum will gradually replace its traditional audio-guides — used by just four percent of its 8.5 million annual visitors — with 3DS pocket consoles.

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Louvre and Nintendo aim to make art child’s play

Digital artist wins first CERN, Ars Electronica joint-residency competition
Symmetry Breaking – CERN and international cyberarts organization Ars Electronica declared Julius von Bismarck the winner of their first digital arts joint-residency program today. The 28-year-old German artist will spend two months at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, and a third month at Ars Electronica in Austria, collaborating with scientists and digital experts to create a physics-inspired artwork as part of the Collide@CERN program. Read more.

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Digital artist wins first CERN, Ars Electronica joint-residency competition