A Passion for Art: Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, and Dr. Barnes
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| Developer(s) | Corbis Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Corbis Corporation |
| Platform(s) | CD-ROM |
| Release | 1995 |
A Passion for Art: Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, and Dr. Barnes is a 1995 interactive CD-ROM by Corbis.
Production[edit]
The game was released in the first quarter of 1995[1] - on Windows in February and on Macintosh in July.[2] It is one game in a series released by Bill Gates' private company Corbis, including Volcanoes: Life on the Edge, Critical Mass: America's Race to Build the Atomic Bomb, and Paul Cezanne: Portrait of My World.[1] The game was the company's first title after 6 years of development.[3] The game went out of circulation as players began to find multimedia experiences to be insignificant when compared to other computer-based interactivity.[4]
Content[edit]
The title offers a multimedia exploration of private collections of postimpressionist paintings. It depicts the story of Dr. Barnes and his collection through virtual galleries, timelines, and documents.[5] The title includes three guided tours through the content, based on different themes.[6]
Critical reception[edit]
The Washington Post deemed it one of the best fine-art CD-ROMs.[7] Entertainment Weekly gave the game a B+, describing it as "fascinating".[8] The New York Times deemed it a " great delight", praising its user-friendliness.[9] Art, Education, and African-American Culture felt the title illustrated both the potential and the limitations of cultivating an interest in art through point-and-click gameplay.[10] Eugene Register-Guard throughout the title offered the "most stunning" representation of paintings within a game.[11]
The game received a Codie award for Best Use of Visual Arts in Multimedia on March 5, 1996.[1] The game also won the Association for Multimedia International's Crystal AMI, HomePC magazine's Editor's Choice, Computer Life magazine's Best of Everything, and two NewMedia INVISION gold awards.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Corbis' "A Passion for Art" wins software industry award; Awarded Codie for Best Use of Visual Arts in Multimedia. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ "Award-Winning CD-ROM "A Passion For Art: Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse and Dr. Barnes" Now Available for the Macintosh; Windows-Based Version of Corbis Publishing's First Title Wins 12 Awards in Three Months. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Business - Art Software Debuts To Good Reviews -- Corbis Gaining Credibility - Seattle Times Newspaper". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com.
- ^ "Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/02/2003 | Test Drive | From Barnes Foundation, Passion for Art is reborn". 2004-04-07. Archived from the original on 2004-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "A Passion For Art: Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse and Dr. Barnes. CD-ROM Showcases Inaccessible Masterpieces". besser.tsoa.nyu.edu.
- ^ PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. 1996-09-24.
- ^ Stoltz, Craig (3 September 1996). "ON DISC, A CEZANNE TO SAVOR" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "A PASSION FOR ART: RENOIR, CEZANNE, MATISSE, AND DR. BARNES". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Bruckner, D. J. R. (19 March 1995). "CD ROM; A Gallery all to Yourself". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ Meyers, Mary Ann (2017-09-08). Art, Education, and African-American Culture: Albert Barnes and the Science of Philanthropy. Routledge. ISBN 9781351323222.
- ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.