<s>
The	O
LJN	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Art	I-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
that	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
LJN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
LJN	O
's	O
only	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
only	O
nine	O
games	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
functionality	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
basic	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
paint	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turning	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
without	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
inserted	O
gives	O
a	O
blank	O
screen	O
for	O
drawing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Activity	O
Cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
included	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
outline	O
drawings	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
colored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
library	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
was	O
positioned	O
against	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
educational	O
toys	O
and	O
interactive	O
television	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
View-Master	O
Interactive	O
Vision	O
and	O
VideoSmarts	O
,	O
and	O
against	O
television	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
got	O
me	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1987	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
increasing	O
price	O
trends	O
on	O
high-tech	O
interactive	O
toys	O
but	O
without	O
a	O
single	O
breakaway	O
hit	O
product	O
,	O
Toys	O
R	O
Us	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
at	O
about	O
was	O
among	O
its	O
"	O
hot	O
toys	O
"	O
for	O
Christmas	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
talking	O
dolls	O
such	O
as	O
Cabbage	O
Patch	O
Kids	O
and	O
Julie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
1987	O
USA	O
Today	O
negatively	O
reviewed	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
toys	O
that	O
"	O
deserve	O
to	O
be	O
dumped	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
"	O
A	O
costly	O
color	O
Etch-a-Sketch	O
for	O
your	O
TV	O
set	O
that	O
's	O
much	O
harder	O
to	O
work	O
and	O
not	O
much	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
Newsday	O
reviewed	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
educational	O
and	O
artistic	O
electronic	O
toys	O
,	O
saying	O
of	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
that	O
"	O
The	O
toy	O
's	O
most	O
innovative	O
feature	O
is	O
its	O
animation	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Catherine	O
Cella	O
of	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
News	O
Service	O
reviewed	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
slightest	O
touch	O
sends	O
the	O
cursor	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
making	O
even	O
the	O
simplest	O
drawing	O
impossible	O
"	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
included	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Activity	O
Cartridge	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
only	O
"	O
video	O
scribbling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
said	O
Video	B-Application
Art	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
less	O
successful	O
interactive	O
video	O
machines	O
compared	O
to	O
View-Master	O
Interactive	O
Vision	O
and	O
VideoSmarts	O
.	O
</s>
