This year the Prix Ars Electronica 2005 in the category NetVision / Net Excellence goes to Benjamin Fry and Casey Reas (USA/Canada) with "Processing" (www.processing.org)

[As an innovative, easily understood programming language, "Processing" enables students, artists, designers and architects to design and produce virtual prototypes. The program can be utilized as both a sort of virtual sketchbook as well as a professional graphics program.

"Processing" is an open project that was initiated by Casey Reas and Benjamin Fry. The program was developed jointly by a large group of artists working together on a voluntary basis, and is still constantly being revised and updated. This open-source software opens up completely new possibilities of doing artistic work on the computer.

from Ars Electronica Website]


Previous Winners:

NetVision / Net Excellence

2001 - "Banja" by Team cHmAn and "PrayStation" by Joshua Davis

2002 - "Carnivore" by Radical Software Group and "They Rule" by Josh On and Futurefarmers

2003 - "Habbo hotel" by Sulake Labs Oy and "Noderunner" by Yury Gitman and Carlos J. Gomez de Llarena

2004 - Creative Commons (USA)