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