Monday, March 14, 2011

Art Academy DS used in the Museu Berardo

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Art Academy Nintendo DS game


Art Academy, Nintendo DS game realesed Octber, 25 2010, will be used in some pedagogical workshops about painting and drawing for young students (7-12 years old) in the Museu Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal.


Art Academy lesson in the Museum

"The workshops aims to teach the younger people to draw and paint in a simple and intuitive way" - said the organization.

"Art Academy offers simple, easy to understand art lessons with a virtual teacher that you can take at your own pace."


Art Academy Nintendo DS in the Museum

The first workshop taked place yesterday, March 13, 2011. The second workshop will take place March, 27 2011.

During the 1st workshop 'Watching - Knowing - Transforming' - the aim was learning new ways to explore some painting masterpieces using Art Academy.

During the 1st workskop, young students  searched, captureed and explored what they liked  most of the exhibition and next they have worked their ideas using Art Academy.



Art Academy DS in Berardo Musem, Portugal



The second workshop that will take place March 27, under the same thematic of the first one wich is 'Watching - Knowing - Transforming', the students may use the camera of the DS and capture several spaces of the Museum Berardo and  after they may reproduce by mimicking using Art Academy as a tool.

This is a very innovative experience done in art workshops in a museum to initiate young students in the art of painting.

Read more about Art Academy Nintendo DS game here

In the video below of Berardo Museum, the Coordinator of the Educational department of the Museum introduces the painter Luigi Colombo "Fillia" (Berardo Museum) and an expert shows how she can mimic the painting with Art Academy DS Nintendo (Portuguese):





"Art Academy is not a game! It's also a school of art!"


Education: 


Art teachers can introduce Art Academy Ds in the Art curriculum as a wonderful tool to initiate the students in the art of drawing and painting.


These workshops for young people in the Berardo Museum are a fantastic example to apply in the classroom.


And why not? Go to the Museum with students to have a real Art lesson!



"What if, instead of seeing school the way we’ve known it, we saw it for what our children dreamed it might be: a big, delicious video game?"


Sara Corbett, NYT



G-Souto
14.03.2011
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References:


Games in Schools, Roger Blamire, Quest to Learn: going with the flow, October 6, 2010
http://games.eun.org

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