checkpointmedia receives awards for Mozarthaus and Parliament Visitors' Centre

19.09.2006 | Austrian State Prize for Multimedia & e-business 2006

In the gala celebrations at Vienna's Konzerthaus checkpointmedia AG was awarded the State Prize for Mozarthaus Vienna (in the category "Culture and Entertainment") and the Category Prize "Public Information and Services" for the Austrian parliament's Visitors' Centre.

The two projects show the conceptual and technical scope of the Vienna-based "Creative Industries" company, from imaginative entertainment to modern edutainment. In the jury's opinion checkpointmedia has created "A whole new dimension of multimedia presentation of information and entertainment for museum visitors in Austria and Europe".

At the Mozarthaus Vienna numerous multimedia installations present the world and environment of Mozart, inspired by the media technology of Mozart's time: optical experiments and illusions, automatons and mechanical tricks caused the people of the 18th century to gasp in astonishment. The new media of our age take up this theme, enabling visitors to the exhibition to gain an insight into Mozart's life and times using all five senses. The highlight is the virtual tribute to Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute", set in an oversized theatre model with 'mirrored' performers.

Thanks to the use of new media the Austrian Parliament Visitor Centre  has become a place where politics can be truly experienced. 15 media stations offer information and entertainment. The history and the function of the Austrian parliament are presented in an innovative way. A virtual "magnifying glass installation" enables the visitor to take a much closer look  at the architectural elements of the parliament building's façade and also call up information on the rooms that lie behind it.

Links:
http://www.multimedia-staatspreis.at/
http://www.mozarthausvienna.at/
http://www.parlament.gv.at/