Leonardo da Vinci

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Portraying Leonardo da Vinci or World War II in a video game is challenging game developers to mix fun with facts while academics hope this growing genre will get players more interested in history. Gary Keith Brubaker, a lecturer in game study at The Guildhall at SMU in Texas, said historical games always have to try to balance accuracy and fun. "Just as movies about the past adapt the story to medium, so do games. However as limited as this history is, it can be a gateway for further exploration and interest for players," said Brubaker. Although no data ... Read Full Story

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) - Portraying Leonardo da Vinci or World War II in a video game is challenging game developers to mix fun with facts while academics hope this growing genre will get players more interested in history. Gary Keith Brubaker, a lecturer in game study at The Guildhall at SMU in Texas, said historical games always have to try to balance accuracy and fun. "Just as movies about the past adapt the story to medium, so do games. However as limited as this history is, it can be a gateway for further exploration and interest for players," said Brubaker. Although no ... Read Full Story

Cities around the country are in da Vinci mode with shows about Leonardo da Vinci's art and inventions. In New York, "Leonardo Da Vinci's Workshop: Inventor + Artist + Dreamer," opens Nov. 20 at the Discovery Times Square Exposition and runs through April 4. The show offers full-scale, interactive models of da Vinci's inventions, including his ideas for the airplane, automobile, robot knight and mechanical lion. In Baltimore, "Da Vinci — The Genius: A Traveling Exhibit" at the Maryland Science Center through Jan. 31 features some of his inventions, anatomical drawings and writings, plus "secrets of 'The Last Supper' and the 'Mona Lisa' revealed ... Read Full Story

This article features critiques of two art masterpieces: Leonardo da Vinci's The Mona Lisa and Georges Seurat's Sunday Afternoon. Contributor: Simon Nguyen Published: Nov 18, 2009 Read Full Story

A Welsh town was on Wednesday hoping to enter the record books for creating the world's largest copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, arguably the most famous painting in the world. Hundreds of Wrexham residents reproduced Da Vinci's famous enigmatic smile by painting 82 vinyl tiles to produce a massive portrait measuring 240 square metres. The giant artwork, which is 50 times the size of the original, will be scrutinised by Guinness World Records at the town's Eagles Meadow shopping centre. The work is the brainchild of artist Katy Webster and sections will be sold off to those making a donation to local ... Read Full Story