Game Developers Choice Awards
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The Game Developers Conference has annually hosted the Game Developers Choice Awards presented by the International Game Developers Association for outstanding developers of video game entertainment since 2001. Prior to the GDC awards, the Game Developers Conference hosted another award ceremony called the Spotlight Awards from 1997 to 1999.
[edit] List of winners
[edit] Game of the Year
- 2006 : Shadow of the Colossus
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 2003 : Metroid Prime
- 2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
- 2001 : The Sims
[edit] Original Game Character of the Year
- 2004 : "HK-47" from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 2003 : "Sly Cooper" from Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
- 2002 : "Daxter" from Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
- 2001 : "Seaman" from Seaman
[edit] Character Design
- 2006 : Shadow of the Colossus
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
[edit] Rookie Studio of the Year
- 2006 : Double Fine Productions (for Psychonauts)
- 2005 : Crytek (for Far Cry)
- 2004 : Infinity Ward (for Call of Duty)
- 2003 : Retro Studios (for Metroid Prime)
- 2002 : Bohemia Interactive Studio (for Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis)
- 2001 : Counter-Strike (for Counter-Strike)
[edit] Excellence in Audio
- 2006 : Guitar Hero
- 2005 : Halo 2
- 2004 : Call of Duty
- 2003 : Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
- 2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
- 2001 : Diablo II
[edit] Excellence in Game Design
- 2006 : Shadow of the Colossus
- 2005 : Katamari Damacy
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Battlefield 1942
- 2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
- 2001 : Deus Ex
[edit] Excellence in Level Design
- 2003 : Metroid Prime
- 2002 : ICO
- 2001 : American McGee's Alice
[edit] Excellence in Programming
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Neverwinter Nights
- 2002 : Black and White
- 2001 : The Sims
[edit] Technology
- 2006 : Nintendogs
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
[edit] Excellence in Visual Arts
- 2006 : Shadow of the Colossus
- 2005 : World of Warcraft
- 2004 : The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- 2003 : Kingdom Hearts
- 2002 : ICO
- 2001 : Jet Grind Radio
[edit] Excellence in Writing
- 2006 : Psychonauts
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 2003 : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
[edit] Game Innovation Spotlights
- 2006 : Nintendogs; Guitar Hero
- 2005 : Donkey Konga; I Love Bees; Katamari Damacy
- 2004 : EyeToy: Play; Viewtiful Joe; WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
- 2003 : Animal Crossing; Battlefield 1942; Medal of Honor: Allied Assault; The Thing
- 2002 : Black and White; Grand Theft Auto III; ICO; Majestic; Rez
- 2001 : Counter-Strike; Crazy Taxi; Deus Ex; Jet Grind Radio; No One Lives Forever
[edit] Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2006 : Richard Garriott
- 2005 : Eugene Jarvis
- 2004 : Mark Cerny
- 2003 : Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997)
- 2002 : Yuji Naka
- 2001 : Will Wright
[edit] The First Penguin Award
- 2006 : Don Woods, Will Crowther (creators of the early text game Adventure)
- 2005 : Richard Bartle
- 2004 : Masaya Matsuura
- 2003 : David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Jim Levy, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead (Activision)
- 2002 : Hubert Chardot
- 2001 : Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer
[edit] Maverick Award
- 2005 : Matt Adams, Ju Row Farr, and Nick Tandavanitj (Blast Theory)
- 2004 : Brian Fiete, Jason Kapalka, and John Vechey (PopCap Games)
[edit] IGDA Award For Community Contribution
- 2006 : Chris Hecker
- 2005 : Sheri Graner Ray
- 2004 : Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
- 2003 : Doug Church (Eidos Interactive)
- 2002 : Jeff Lander
- 2001 : John Carmack
