This lavishly illustrated documentation of the 2008 Prix Ars Electronica features descriptions of the prizewinning works, texts by the artists, and the statements of the juries. The DVD presents a selection of works that were singled out for recognition; the CD offers samplings of current trends in the digital music scene.
Since its inception in 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica, the coveted award for cyberarts, has been an annual barometer of currents in digital creativity and has repeatedly proven to be a trailblazer in the discovery of artistic innovation. Forty internationally renowned experts evaluate thousands of submissions in the categories Computer Animation/Film/VFX, Digital Musics, Interactive Art, Hybrid Art, and Digital Communities, as well as the u19-freestyle computing competition for young people. A further prize, the Media.Art.Research Award, will also be presented.

Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, September 4–9, 2008