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Arts/Entertainment
These interactive exercises give users new insights into the arts and the world of entertainment.

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Tri-City Herald -
Benton-Franklin Interactive Fair Map

The Tri-City Herald created an interactive fair map that helps users plan their visit to the Benton-Franklin Fair in Kennewick, Washington by providing an online event listing and map of the fair. The map was available one week before the fair and even showed videos from previous years.

The Chicago Tribune - King Tut

The Chicago Tribune created an interactive map of one of the floors in The Field Museum for the 2006 temporary exhibit, Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. The map gives the users brief descriptions and images of the artifacts relating to King Tut and Egypt.

Orlando Sentinel - Disney by the Numbers

Do you know how much it cost to build the state road that goes to Wild Kingdom? What about how many people the Disney parks employ? The Orlando Sentinel used Flash to create a trivia game that asks questions pertaining to the four Orlando-area Disney theme parks. After answering each question, the user is presented with a photo and a brief history or set of facts about what was just asked.

MSNBC - The Big Picture: Academy Awards 2005

Building on its Batten Award-winning 2004 edition, MSNBC combined TV-quality video and interactive activities for its 2005 "The Big Picture: Academy Awards" feature. Users could place their bets on Oscar frontrunners; pick a subject, star and director for a biographical movie; rate red carpet fashions and moderate a debate between rival columnists over potential winners.

WBUR-FM - Gauguin's Tahiti Paintings

WBUR offers an interactive exploration of artist Paul Gauguin's painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" Users can zoom in and magnify portions of the painting and hear interpretations of his figures by three Gauguin experts. They can also read background information on selected characters and images, and listen to audio interviews about the artist and his work. Additional biographical information and images of other works are also provided.