SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The International Game
Developers Association (IGDA) named recipients of the Game Developers Choice
Awards last night at the 3rd annual ceremony during the 2003 Game Developers
Conference (GDC). The Oscars of games, the Choice Awards are true peer
recognition honors, as all nominees and recipients are voted on free of
charge, by professional game developers. The evening event celebrates
creativity and artistry as well as technological genius.
"A Game Developers Choice Award is a stamp of excellence and innovation,"
said IGDA chairperson Graeme Devine of id Software. "These titles and
developers have the cachet among the game insiders."
3rd Annual Game Developer's Choice Awards recipients are:
Game of the Year
METROID PRIME (Retro Studios)
Original Game Character of the Year
Sly Cooper from SLY COOPER AND THE THIEVIUS RACCOONUS by Sucker Punch
Rookie Studio of the Year
Retro Studios for METROID PRIME
Excellence in Audio
Jack Grillo, Rebecca Hanck, Erik Kraber and Yuan Liu for sound effects in
MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT
Excellence in Game Design
Romain de Waubert de Genlis, Ola Holmdahl, Johan Persson and Niklas
Persson for game design in BATTLEFIELD 1942
Excellence in Level Design
Metroid Team for level design in METROID PRIME
Excellence in Programming
Mark Brockington, Scott Greig, Jason Knipe, Don Moar and Don Yakielashek
for network programming in NEVERWINTER NIGHTS
Excellence in Visual Arts
Shinji Hashimoto and Tetsuya Nomura for art direction in KINGDOM HEARTS
Excellence in Writing
Clint Hocking and JT Petty for writing in TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL
Game Innovation Spotlights
Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
Battlefield 1942 (Digital Illusions)
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2015, Inc.)
The Thing (Computer Artworks)
Three special honors, selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards
advisory board, were also presented at the ceremony:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gunpei Yokoi, creator, Gameboy
The First Penguin Award
David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Jim Levy, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead,
founders, Activision
IGDA Award for Community Contribution
Doug Church, technical director, Eidos
More information on the awards and recipients can be found at
http://www.IGDA.org/Awards.
The Game Developers Choice Awards were sponsored by Nvidia, Renderware, G4
and Gamespot.
About the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
The International Game Developers Association is an independent,
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.
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