SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Presenters for the 2nd annual Game
Developers Choice Awards, the premier accolades for peer-recognition in game
development, include industry leaders Mark Cerny, Cerny Games; Graeme Devine,
id Software; Tetsuya Mizuguchi, United Game Artists; Jason Rubin, Naughty Dog;
Gabe Newell, Valve Software; and last year's Lifetime Achievement Award
recipient, Will Wright, Maxis. The ceremony is scheduled to take place
March 21, 2002, at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California.
Award finalists were nominated and voted on exclusively by game
developers. Presented by the International Game Developers Association, the
Awards honor excellence and innovation in interactive entertainment.
"As last year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, I know how
meaningful it is to be recognized by your peers," Will Wright, chief designer
at Maxis and creator of The Sims, said. "It was truly an honor to receive
this award and I am thrilled to be presenting this year's recipient."
Presenters include:
-- Hal Barwood, LucasArts Entertainment
-- Lucy Bradshaw, Maxis
-- Mark Cerny, Cerny Games
-- Graeme Devine, id Software
-- Julian Eggebrecht, Factor 5
-- Rob Huebner, Nihilistic Software
-- Alex Jarett, IGDA
-- Marcus Maki, Remedy Entertainment
-- American McGee, Carbon6 Entertainment
-- Tetsuya Mizuguchi, United Game Artists
-- Ray Muzyka, BioWare Corp.
-- Gabe Newell, Valve Software
-- Jennifer Pahlka, IGDA
-- David Perry, Shiny Entertainment
-- Alex Rigopulos, Harmonix Music Systems
-- Jason Rubin, Naughty Dog
-- Samantha Ryan, Monolith
-- Yoot Saito, Vivarium
-- Tobi Saulnier, Vicarious Visions
-- Warren Spector, ION Storm Austin
-- Chris Taylor, Gas Powered Games
-- Matt Ulleman, Blizzard
-- Will Wright, Maxis
-- Neil Young, Electronic Arts
-- Greg Zeschuk, BioWare Corp.
"The quality of the presenters selected for this year's ceremony reflects
the core values of the Game Developers Choice Awards," Jason Della Rocca,
program director, IGDA, noted. "These truly are accolades that come from the
heart of the game development community."
All registered GDC attendees and IGDA members are invited to attend the
ceremony. Produced by the Gama Network, the GDC is the world's largest
conference and exposition dedicated to video game development and related
industries.
About the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
The International Game Developers Association is a non-profit association
established by game developers to foster the creation of a worldwide game
development community. The IGDA's mission is to build a community of game
developers which leverages the expertise of its members for the betterment of
the industry and the development of the art form. For more information on the
IGDA, please visit http://www.igda.org or e-mail info@igda.org.
About the Gama Network
Providing resources for game development for more than 10 years, the Gama
Network is where professional creators of interactive entertainment come for
information, interaction and inspiration. The Gama Network includes the Game
Developers Conference, the Independent Games Festival, Game Developer magazine
and Gamasutra.com . For more information, please visit http://www.gamanetwork.com .
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