- Interactive Achievement Awards
The
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has been hosting the Interactive Achievement Awards forvideo game publication annually since1998 . The game award ceremony is presented at the annualD.I.C.E. Summit . For a game to be considered for entry, the developer must pay an entry fee to the AIAS.cite web |url=http://www.interactive.org/about.php?facts |title=About AIAS: Academy Facts |accessdate=2008-02-08]Awards
The winners of the Interactive Achievement Awards are determined by secret ballot of those who work in the game industry.
The years listed are the year the game won the award. Because the awards are held early in the year, the games are released in the prior year.
Game of the Year
Overall
Game of the Year
Cellular
Downloadable
Massively Multiplayer
Simulation
"Outstanding" Awards
Animation
:2007 : "
Gears of War ":2006 : "God of War ":2005 : "Half-Life 2 ":2004 : "":2003 : "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus ":2002 : "":2001 : "Final Fantasy IX ":2000 : "Final Fantasy VIII "Art Direction
:2008 : "
BioShock ":2007 : "Gears of War ":2006 : "Shadow of the Colossus ":2005 : "Half-Life 2 ":2004 : "":2003 : "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus ":2002 : "ICO":2001 : "Final Fantasy IX ":2000 : "Final Fantasy VIII ":1999 : "Banjo-Kazooie ":1998 : ""Character Performance
Character / Story Development
:2007 : "":2006 : "":2005 : "Fable":2004 : "":2003 : "":2002 : "ICO":2001 : "":2000 : (tie) "":2000 : (tie) "":1999 : "Pokémon"
Game Design
:2007 : "
Wii Sports ":2006 : "Guitar Hero":2005 : "Katamari Damacy ":2004 : "":2003 : "Animal Crossing ":2002 : "Grand Theft Auto III ":2001 : "":2000 : "The Sims ":1999 : "":1998 : "Parappa the Rapper "Gameplay Engineering
:2007 : "
Wii Sports ":2006 : "Nintendogs ":2005 : "Half-Life 2 ":2004 : "":2003 : "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell ":2002 : "Grand Theft Auto III ":2001 : "SSX ":2000 : "The Sims "Licensed Soundtrack
:2004 : "
SSX 3 "Online Gameplay
:2007 : "
Gears of War ":2003 : "Battlefield 1942 ":2002 : "Return to Castle Wolfenstein ":2001 : "MechWarrior 4 ":2000 : "EverQuest ":1999 : "" (Online Role Playing Game of the Year):1999 : "Starsiege Tribes " (Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year):1999 : "Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online " (Online Family/Board Game of the Year):1998 : "Ultima Online "Original Music Composition
:2007 : "
LocoRoco ":2006 : "God of War ":2005 : "Fable":2004 : "":2003 : "":2002 : "Tropico ":2001 : "":2000 : "UmJammer Lammy "Sound Design
:2007 : "
Call of Duty 3 ":2006 : "God of War ":2005 : "Halo 2 ":2004 : "":2003 : "":2002 : "":2001 : "":2000 : "Medal of Honor":1999 : "Road Rash 3D":1998 : "PaRappa the Rapper "Visual Engineering
:2007 : "
Gears of War ":2006 : "Shadow of the Colossus ":2005 : "Half-Life 2 ":2004 : "":2003 : "":2002 : "":2001 : "SSX ":2000 : "Unreal Tournament ":1999 : "":1998 : "GoldenEye 007 "Console
Console Innovation (Creativity / Innovation in Console Gaming)
:2004 :
EyeToy :2003 : "Animal Crossing ":2002 : "Pikmin ":2001 : "Shenmue "Console Children's
:2006:"
We Love Katamari ":2005:"":2004:"Mario Party 5 "Console Fighting
:2006 : "
Soul Calibur III ":2005 : "Tekken 5 ":2004 : "Soul Calibur II ":2003 : "Tekken 4 ":2002 : "Dead or Alive 3 ":2001 : "Dead or Alive 2 ":2000 : "Soul Calibur ":1999 : "WCW / NWO Revenge ":1998 : ""Console First Person Action
:2006 : "
Battlefield 2 ":2005 : "Halo 2 ":2004 : "":2003 : "Metroid Prime "Console Sports Simulation
:2005 : "ESPN NFL 2K5":2004 : "
Madden NFL 2004 "Console Action Sports
:2005 : "
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 ":2004 : "SSX 3 "Computer
Computer Innovation
(Creativity / Innovation In Computer Gaming):2005 : "
Half-Life 2 ":2004 : "":2003 : "Battlefield 1942 ":2002 : "Black and White":2001 : "Deus Ex ":2000 : "Disney's Magic Artist Studio ":1999 : (tie) "3-D Castle Creator ":1999 : (tie)Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera & CD-ROM :1998 : "Orly's Draw-A-Story "Computer Educational / Skills
:2002 : "":2000 : "
Jump Start Phonics Learning System ":1999 : (age 9-16) "Thinkin' Science ZAP! ":1999 : (under 8) "Jump Start Preschool ":1998 : (educational) "Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? ":1998 : (skills) "Carmen Sandiego Word Detective "Computer Family / Children's
:2005 Children's : "Backyard Skateboarding":2005 Family : "
Zoo Tycoon 2 ":2004 : "":2002 : "Backyard Basketball ":2001 : "":2000 Children's : "Disney's Villains' Revenge ":2000 Family : "3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown ":1999 Children's : "Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game ":1999 Family : "National Geographic Maps ":1998 : "Lego Island "Computer First Person Action
:2005 : "
Half-Life 2 ":2004 : "Call of Duty ":2003 : ""Award show hosts
Since 2000, the annual award show has been hosted by many notable figures from the entertainment world. :2000 :
Martin Short :2001 :Martin Lewis :2002 :Patton Oswalt :2003 :Dave Foley :2004 :Diane Mizota :2005 :Cory Rouse andKurt Scholler :2006 :Jay Mohr :2007 : Jay Mohr:2008 : Jay MohrHall of Fame
Since 1998, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has annually inducted into its "Hall of Fame"
video game developer s that have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the computer and video game industry.Inductees
* 2008 —
Michael Morhaime ofBlizzard Entertainment
* 2007 — Dan Bunten (1949–1998), founder ofOzark Softscape
* 2006 —Richard Garriott , founder ofOrigin Systems , currently atNCsoft
* 2005 —Trip Hawkins , founder ofElectronic Arts , 3DO, and currently atDigital Chocolate
* 2004 —Peter Molyneux ofLionhead Studios andBullfrog Productions
* 2003 —Yu Suzuki ofSEGA
* 2002 — Will Wright ofMaxis
* 2001 —John D. Carmack ofid Software
* 2000 —Hironobu Sakaguchi formerly of Square (Square Enix as of 2003), and currently atMistwalker
* 1999 —Sid Meier ofFiraxis Games andMicroProse
* 1998 —Shigeru Miyamoto ofNintendo References
*cite web |title=1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=1998 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=1999 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2000 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2001 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2002 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2003 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=interactive.org |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2004 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2005 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2006 |accessdate=2006-06-21
*cite web |title=10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2007 |accessdate=2008-02-08
*cite web |title=11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2008 |accessdate=2008-02-19
*cite web |title=11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/content/pdf/11th_Annual_IAA_Winners.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-02-08
*cite web |title=Hall of Fame |publisher=The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?halloffame |accessdate=2008-08-31External links
[http://www.interactive.org/awards.php About the Awards]
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