Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Formation	1992 (1992)
Founder	Andrew Zucker
Website	interactive.org

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is a non-profit organization of industry professionals and presents a series of annual Interactive Achievement Awards.

History

AIAS was founded in 1992 by Andrew Zucker. After building an organization of close to 400 members consisting of executives from both the gaming and entertainment industries, as well as a board of 40 notable industry leaders including visionary Timothy Leary, AIAS produced the first televised awards show honoring computer games in 1994, which was broadcast live from Universal Studios Hollywood via TBS. The show, entitled "Cybermania '94" was hosted by Leslie Nielsen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. In 1995, the second annual awards show became the first awards program streamed on the Web, via bravo.com, at the same time promoted by its sister television network, Bravo. As originally envisioned by Andrew Zucker, AIAS was to become a bridge between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, thus serving to link and provide a forum for dialogue between professionals in both technology and entertainment. Judging was independently audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. AIAS co-promoted numerous events with organizations such as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America and Women in Film.

Thereafter, in 1996, AIAS was re-established is a non-profit organization that promotes computer and video game entertainment with the annual D.I.C.E. Summit event, where its Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony has been held annually since 1998. Its membership consists of industry professionals, and only professional members who meet a set of minimum criteria are able to vote for the best entertainment software of the year.

On October 24, 2012, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced that the IAAs would be known as the D.I.C.E. Awards beginning in 2013. The name stands for "Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain".^[1]

D.I.C.E. Awards

The D.I.C.E. Awards (formerly the Interactive Achievement Awards (IAAs)) are the awards that recognize the year's best videogames, computer games, online entertainment, outstanding individuals, and groundbreaking development teams that have propelled the advancement of the entertainment software industry.

The winners of the D.I.C.E. Awards are determined by secure ballot of industry experts and Academy members. These experts comprise a body of accomplishments in all facets of game craft: art, design, engineering, animation, performance and production. All Academy voting is conducted in secret-online, secure, supervised and certified by eBallot Inc. The awards ceremony is held during the annual D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, typically in the moth of February. The awards were previously broadcast on G4 TV, and G4TV.com, but now are live-streamed to viewers.

The tables below are based on the awards cycle for the calendar year preceded the award ceremony date; for example, all awards given for "1997" were presented to winners in a 1998 ceremony.

Game of the Year

Overall

Game of the Year

+ Game of the Year
Year	Winner
1997	GoldenEye 007
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999	The Sims
2000	Diablo II
2001	Halo: Combat Evolved
2002	Battlefield 1942
2003	Call of Duty
2004	Half-Life 2
2005	God of War
2006	Gears of War
2007	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008	LittleBigPlanet
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	Mass Effect 2
2011	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012	Journey
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition
2015	Fallout 4[2]
2016	Overwatch[3]

Action

+ Action Game of the Year
Year	Overall
	Console	Computer
1997	GoldenEye 007	Quake II
1998	Banjo-Kazooie	Half-Life
1999	Crazy Taxi	Half-Life: Opposing Force
2000	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Deus Ex
2001	Halo: Combat Evolved	Return to Castle Wolfenstein
2002	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Grand Theft Auto III
2003	Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
2005	God of War
2006	Gears of War
2007	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008	Dead Space
2009	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2010	Red Dead Redemption
2011	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2012	Borderlands 2
2013	BioShock Infinite
2014	Destiny
2015	Star Wars: Battlefront
2016	Overwatch[3]

Adventure

+ Adventure Game of the Year
Year	Overall
	Console	Computer
1997	Final Fantasy VII	Blade Runner
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Grim Fandango
1999	Final Fantasy VIII	Asheron's Call
2000	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Deus Ex
2001	Halo: Combat Evolved	Return to Castle Wolfenstein
2002	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Grand Theft Auto III
2003	Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
2005	God of War
2006	Gears of War
2007	Super Mario Galaxy[4]
2008	Mirror's Edge
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	Limbo
2011	Batman: Arkham City
2012	The Walking Dead
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2015	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End[3]

Cellular/Mobile

+ Cellular/Mobile Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2005	Ancient Empires II
2006	Orcs & Elves
2007	Skate
2008	Spore Origins
2011	Infinity Blade II
2012	Hero Academy
2013	Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
2014	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
2015	Fallout Shelter
2016	Pokemon Go[3]

Downloadable

+ Downloadable Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2003	Hamster Ball
2004	The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island
2005	Wik and the Fable of Souls
2006	Bookworm Adventures
2007	Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
2011	Bastion
2012	The Walking Dead
2013	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Family

+ Family Game of the Year
Year	Overall
	Console	Computer
1997	Lego Island
1998	Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online & National Geographic Maps
1999	Pokémon Snap	3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown
2000	Mario Tennis	Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions
2001	Mario Party 3	Backyard Basketball
2002	Mario Party 4
2003	EyeToy & The Sims: Bustin' Out	Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
2004	Donkey Konga
2005	Guitar Hero
2006	Guitar Hero II
2007	Rock Band
2008	LittleBigPlanet
2009	The Beatles: Rock Band
2010	Dance Central
2011	LittleBigPlanet 2
2012	Skylanders: Giants
2013	Super Mario 3D World
2014	LittleBigPlanet 3
2015	Super Mario Maker
2016	Ratchet & Clank[3]

Handheld

+ Handheld Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2001	Advance Wars
2002	Metroid Fusion
2003	Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
2004	Metroid: Zero Mission
2005	Nintendogs
2006	Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
2007	The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass[4]
2008	God of War: Chains of Olympus
2009	Scribblenauts
2010	God of War: Ghost of Sparta
2011	Super Mario 3D Land
2012	Paper Mario: Sticker Star
2013	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
2014	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
2015	Helldivers
2016	Pokemon Sun and Moon[3]

Immersive Reality

The Immersive Reality Game of the Year was added for consideration of 2016 games to award those in the growing area of virtual reality and augmented reality games.^[5]

+ Immersive Reality Game of the Year[6]
Year	Winner
2016	Superhot VR[3]

Massively Multiplayer

+ Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year[6]
Year	Winner
1997	Ultima Online
1998	Ultima Online: The Second Age
1999	EverQuest
2000	EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark
2001	Dark Age of Camelot
2002	The Sims Online
2003	EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath
2004	World of Warcraft
2005	City of Villains and Guild Wars
2006	Guild Wars Nightfall
2007	World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
2008	World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Racing

+ Racing Game of the Year
Year	Winner
1997	Diddy Kong Racing
1998	Gran Turismo
1999	Star Wars Episode I: Racer
2000	SSX
2001	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
2002	Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
2003	Need for Speed: Underground
2004	Burnout 3: Takedown
2005	Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2006	Burnout Revenge
2007	MotorStorm
2008	Burnout Paradise
2009	Forza Motorsport 3
2010	Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
2011	Forza Motorsport 4
2012	Need For Speed: Most Wanted
2013	Forza Motorsport 5
2014	Mario Kart 8
2015	Forza Motorsport 6
2016	Forza Horizon 3[3]

Role-Playing

+ Role-Playing Game of the Year
Year	Overall
	Console	Computer
1997	Final Fantasy VII	Dungeon Keeper
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Baldur's Gate
1999	Final Fantasy VIII	Asheron's Call
2000	Final Fantasy IX	Diablo II
2001	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
2002	Animal Crossing	Neverwinter Nights
2003	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2004	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker
2005	Jade Empire
2006	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2007	Mass Effect
2008	Fallout 3
2009	Dragon Age: Origins
2010	Mass Effect 2
2011	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012	Mass Effect 3
2013	Diablo III
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition
2015	Fallout 4
2016	Dark Souls III[3]

Strategy/Simulation

+ Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Year	Overall
	Simulation	Strategy
1997	Microsoft Flight Simulator 98	Age of Empires & StarCraft
1998	Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit	Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
1999	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
2000	MechWarrior 4	Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
2001	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002	Civilization III
2002	The Sims: Unleashed	Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
2003	The Sims: Superstar	Command & Conquer: Generals
2004	The Sims 2	Rome: Total War
2005	The Movies	Civilization IV
2006	Microsoft Flight Simulator X	Company of Heroes
2007	Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
2008	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
2009	Brütal Legend
2010	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
2011	Orcs Must Die!
2012	XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2013	XCOM: Enemy Within
2014	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
2015	Heroes of the Storm
2016	Civilization VI[3]

Sports

+ Sports Game of the Year
Year	Overall
	Console	Computer
1997	International Superstar Soccer	FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
1998	1080° Snowboarding	FIFA 99
1999	Knockout Kings 2000	FIFA 2000
2000	SSX	Motocross Madness 2 & FIFA 2001
2001	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	FIFA Football 2002
2002	Madden NFL 2003
2003	Madden NFL 2004[7] & SSX 3[8]	Madden NFL 2004
2004	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
2005	SSX on Tour
2006	Tony Hawk's Project 8
2007	Skate
2008	NHL 09
2009	FIFA 10
2010	FIFA 11
2011	FIFA 12
2012	FIFA 13
2013	FIFA 14
2014	FIFA 15
2015	Rocket League
2016	Steep[3]

Fighting

+ Fighting Game of the Year
Year	Winner
1997	WCW vs. nWo: World Tour[9]
1998	WCW/nWo Revenge[9]
1999	Soulcalibur
2000	Dead or Alive 2
2001	Dead or Alive 3
2002	Tekken 4
2003	Soulcalibur II
2004	Mortal Kombat: Deception
2005	Soulcalibur III
2006	Fight Night Round 3
2008	Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2009	Street Fighter IV
2010	Super Street Fighter IV
2011	Mortal Kombat
2012	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
2013	Injustice: Gods Among Us
2014	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
2015	Mortal Kombat X
2016	Street Fighter V[3]

Casual

+ Casual Game Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2008	Braid
2009	Flower
2010	Angry Birds
2011	Fruit Ninja Kinect
2012	Journey
2013	Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time

Social Networking/Web-based

+ Social Networking Game/Web-based Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2011	Cityville
2013	SimCity Social

"Outstanding" Awards

Animation

+ Outstanding Animation
Year	Winner
1999	Final Fantasy VIII
2000	Final Fantasy IX
2001	Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
2002	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
2003	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Half-Life 2
2005	God of War
2006	Gears of War
2007	Assassin's Creed
2008	Prince of Persia
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	God of War III
2011	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
2012	Assassin's Creed III
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2015	Ori and the Blind Forest
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End[3]

Game Direction

+ Outstanding Game Direction
Year	Winner
2015	Fallout 4
2016	Inside[3]

Art Direction

+ Outstanding Art Direction
Year	Winner
1997	Riven: The Sequel to Myst
1998	Banjo-Kazooie
1999	Final Fantasy VIII
2000	Final Fantasy IX
2001	ICO
2002	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
2003	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2004	Half-Life 2
2005	Shadow of the Colossus
2006	Gears of War
2007	BioShock
2008	LittleBigPlanet
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	Red Dead Redemption
2011	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
2012	Journey
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Monument Valley
2015	Ori and the Blind Forest
2016	Inside[3]

Character Performance

+ Outstanding Character Performance
Year	Overall
	Female	Male
2003	Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe in Enter the Matrix & Tara Strong as Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2	Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004	Judi Dench in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent	Robert Guillaume as Eli Vance in Half-Life 2
2005	Jade Empire	God of War
2006	Viva Piñata	Gears of War
2007	Ellen McLain as GLaDOS in The Orange Box: Portal
2008	LittleBigPlanet
2009	Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: Arkham Asylum
2010	Rob Wiethoff as John Marston in Red Dead Redemption
2011	Stephen Merchant as Wheatley in Portal 2
2012	Dave Fennoy as Lee Everett in The Walking Dead
2013	Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us
2014	Troy Baker as Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2015	Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft in Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016	Trico in The Last Guardian[3]

Game Design

+ Outstanding Game Design
Year	Winner
1997	PaRappa the Rapper
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999	The Sims
2000	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2001	Grand Theft Auto III
2002	Animal Crossing
2003	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Katamari Damacy
2005	Guitar Hero
2006	Wii Sports
2007	Portal
2008	World of Goo
2009	Batman: Arkham Asylum
2014	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2016	Overwatch[3]

Gameplay Engineering

+ Outstanding Gameplay Engineering
Year	Winner
1997	GoldenEye 007
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999	The Sims
2000	SSX
2001	Grand Theft Auto III
2002	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
2003	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Half-Life 2
2005	Nintendogs
2006	Wii Sports
2007	Portal
2008	Spore
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	Red Dead Redemption
2011	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012	XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2013	Grand Theft Auto V

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

This award was added to honor games from 2016 onward in technical achievements for virtual reality and augmented reality.^[5]

+ Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Year	Winner
2016	Eagle Flight[3]

Licensed Soundtrack

+ Outstanding Licensed Soundtrack
Year	Winner
2004	SSX 3
2011	Rock Band 3

Online Gameplay

+ Outstanding Online Gameplay
Year	Winner
1997	Ultima Online
1998	Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online (Online Family/Board Game of the Year), Starsiege: Tribes (Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year), and Ultima Online: The Second Age (Online Role Playing Game of the Year)
1999	EverQuest
2000	MechWarrior 4
2001	Return to Castle Wolfenstein
2002	Battlefield 1942
2003	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Halo 2
2005	Battlefield 2
2006	Gears of War
2007	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008	Left 4 Dead
2009	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2010	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic
2012	Journey
2013	World of Tanks
2014	Destiny
2015	Rocket League

Original Music Composition

+ Outstanding Original Music Composition
Year	Winner
1999	UmJammer Lammy
2000	Medal of Honor: Underground
2001	Tropico
2002	Medal of Honor: Frontline
2003	Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
2004	Fable
2005	God of War
2006	LocoRoco
2007	BioShock
2008	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	Heavy Rain
2011	Portal 2
2012	Journey
2013	BioShock Infinite
2014	Destiny
2015	Ori and the Blind Forest
2016	Doom[3]

Sound Design

+ Outstanding Sound Design
Year	Winner
1997	PaRappa the Rapper
1998	Road Rash 3D
1999	Medal of Honor
2000	Medal of Honor: Underground
2001	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2002	Medal of Honor: Frontline
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004	Halo 2
2005	God of War
2006	Call of Duty 3
2007	BioShock
2008	Dead Space
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	Limbo
2011	Battlefield 3
2012	Journey
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Destiny
2015	Star Wars: Battlefront
2016	Battlefield 1[3]

Story

+ Outstanding Story
Year	Winner
1998	Pokémon
1999	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Thief: The Dark Project
2000	Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
2001	ICO
2002	Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
2003	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2004	Fable
2005	Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
2006	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007	BioShock
2008	Fallout 3 (original) and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (adapted)
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (original) and Batman: Arkham Asylum (adapted)
2010	Mass Effect 2
2011	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012	The Walking Dead
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End[3]

Visual Engineering

+ Outstanding Visual Engineering
Year	Winner
1997	GoldenEye 007
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999	Unreal Tournament
2000	SSX
2001	Halo: Combat Evolved
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Half-Life 2
2005	Shadow of the Colossus
2006	Gears of War
2007	Crysis
2008	LittleBigPlanet
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010	Heavy Rain
2011	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
2012	Halo 4
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Technical Achievement

+ Outstanding Technical Achievement
Year	Winner
2015	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End[3]

Innovation in Gaming

+ Outstanding Visual Engineering
Year	Winner
2005	Nintendogs
2006	Wii Sports
2007	Rock Band
2008	LittleBigPlanet
2009	Scribblenauts
2010	Heavy Rain
2011	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
2012	Journey
2013	The Last of Us
2014	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Console Awards

Console Game of the Year

+ Console Game of the Year
Year	Winner
1997	GoldenEye 007
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999	Soulcalibur
2000	SSX
2001	Halo: Combat Evolved
2002	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
2003	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Halo 2
2005	God of War
2006	Gears of War
2007	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008	LittleBigPlanet

Console Innovation (Creativity/Innovation in Console Gaming)

+ Console Innovation (Creativity/Innovation in Console Gaming)
Year	Winner
2000	Shenmue
2001	Pikmin
2002	Animal Crossing
2003	EyeToy
2004	Katamari Damacy

Console Children's

+ Console Children's
Year	Winner
1999	Pokémon Snap
2000	Mario Tennis
2001	Mario Party 3
2002	Mario Party 4
2003	Mario Party 5
2004	Sly 2: Band of Thieves
2005	We Love Katamari

Console First Person Action

+ Console First Person Action
Year	Winner
2002	Metroid Prime
2003	Rainbow Six 3
2004	Halo 2
2005	Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
2006	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Console Sports Simulation

+ Console Sports Simulation
Year	Winner
2004	Madden NFL 2004
2005	ESPN NFL 2K5

Console Action Sports

+ Console Action Sports
Year	Winner
2004	SSX 3
2005	Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Computer Awards

Computer Game of the Year

+ Computer Game of the Year
Year	Winner
1997	StarCraft
1998	Half-Life
1999	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
2000	Diablo II
2001	Black & White
2002	Battlefield 1942
2003	Call of Duty
2004	Half-Life 2
2005	Age of Empires III
2006	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2007	The Orange Box
2008	Left 4 Dead

Computer Innovation

+ Creativity/Innovation in Computer Gaming
Year	Winner
1997	Orly's Draw-A-Story
1998	Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera & CD-ROM and 3-D Castle Creator
1999	Disney's Magic Artist Studio
2000	Deus Ex
2001	Black & White
2002	Battlefield 1942
2003	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004	Half-Life 2

Computer Educational/Skills

+ Computer Educational/Skills
Year	Winner
1997	Orly's Draw-A-Story
1998	Carmen Sandiego Word Detective (skills) and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (educational)
1999	Jump Start Preschool (under 8) and Thinkin' Science ZAP! (age 9-16)
2000	Jump Start Phonics Learning System
2002	Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Treasures of Knowledge

Computer Family/Children's

+ Computer Family/Children's
Year	Winner
1998	Lego Island
1999	National Geographic Maps' (family) and Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game (children)
2000	3D Ultra Lionel Traintown (family) and Disney's Villains' Revenge (children)
2001	Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions
2002	Backyard Basketball
2004	Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
2005	Zoo Tycoon 2 (family) and Backyard Skateboarding (children)

Computer First Person Action

+ Computer First Person Action
Year	Winner
2002	Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
2003	Call of Duty
2004	Half-Life 2
2005	Battlefield 2
2006	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

The D.I.C.E. Sprite Award was added for the 2015 awards ceremony to honor "a game having disproportionate resources for development and exposure (as compared to AAA titles), represent a higher degree of risk tolerance and advances our industry with innovative gameplay and experiences".^[10]

+ D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Year	Winner
2014	Transistor
2015	Rocket League[11]
2016	Inside[3]

Technical Impact Award

The Technical Impact Award was added for the 2015 awards ceremony to recognize "unique innovations that contribute to the ongoing progress of interactive media".^[10]

+ Technical Impact Award
Year	Winner
2014	Apple App Store
2015	Visual Basic[11]

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 and Kurt Scholler

2006 : Jay Mohr

2007 : Jay Mohr

2008 : Jay Mohr

2009 : Jay Mohr

2010 : Jay Mohr

2011 : Jay Mohr

2012 : Chris Hardwick

2013 : Freddie Wong and Felicia Day

2014 : Pete Holmes

2015 : Pete Holmes

2016 : Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot

Hall of Fame

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has annually inducted into its "Hall of Fame" video game developers that have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the video game industry/computer game industry.^[12]

Year	Person	Company/Function	Notable Games
1998	Shigeru Miyamoto	Nintendo	Donkey Kong, Mario, The Legend of Zelda, F-Zero, Star Fox, Pikmin and Wii series.
1999	Sid Meier	Founder of Firaxis Games and MicroProse	Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, Civilization, and Alpha Centauri.
2000	Hironobu Sakaguchi	Originally at Square (renamed Square Enix), Founder of Mistwalker	Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Parasite Eve, Lost Odyssey, and The Last Story.
2001	John D. Carmack	Founder of id Software	Commander Keen, Doom, Quake, and Rage.
2002	Will Wright	Founder of Maxis	SimCity, Spore and The Sims.
2003	Yu Suzuki	SEGA (head of Sega AM2 division)	Arcade games such as Hang-On, Space Harrier, Out Run, After Burner, Power Drift and Virtua Racing as well as the Virtua Fighter, Daytona USA, Virtua Cop and Shenmue series.
2004	Peter Molyneux	Founder of Lionhead Studios and Bullfrog Productions	Black & White, Populous, Magic Carpet, Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper, and Fable.
2005	Trip Hawkins	Founder of Electronic Arts and Digital Chocolate	Madden Football.
2006	Richard Garriott	Founder of Origin Systems	Ultima series and Tabula Rasa.
2007	Dani Bunten (1949–1998)	Founder of Ozark Softscape	M.U.L.E..
2008	Michael Morhaime	President & Co-Founder of Blizzard Entertainment	Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo.
2009	Bruce Shelley	Ensemble Studios	Age of Empires.
2010	Mark Cerny	Cerny Games	Marble Madness, Ratchet & Clank, and Jak & Daxter.
2011	Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk	Co-Founders of BioWare	Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age.
2012	Tim Sweeney	Founder and CEO of Epic Games	Unreal and Gears of War.
2013	Gabe Newell	Co-Founder and CEO of Valve Corporation	Portal, Half-Life, and Left 4 Dead.
2014	Sam Houser, Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies	Co-Founders of Rockstar Games	Grand Theft Auto and Bully.
2016	Hideo Kojima	Founder of Kojima Productions	Metal Gear Solid.
2017	Todd Howard	Director and Executive Producer at Bethesda Game Studios	The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series

Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Lifetime Achievement Award is given "for individuals whose accomplishments span a broad range of disciplines over a lengthy career in the industry".^[13]

Year	Person	Company/Function
2006	Minoru Arakawa and Howard Lincoln	Former presidents of Nintendo of America
2007	Ken Kutaragi	Former Chairman/CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment and considered the "Father of the PlayStation".
2009	Doug Lowenstein	Launched and served as president of the Interactive Digital Software Association, which became the Entertainment Software Association
2010	Bing Gordon	Former Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts
2015	Satoru Iwata	Former president of Nintendo

Pioneer Awards

The Pioneer Award is given "for individuals whose career spanning work has helped shape and define the interactive entertainment industry".^[13]

Year	Person	Company/Function
2009	David Crane	Founder of Activision
2010	Bill Budge	Developer of Raster Blaster and Pinball Construction Set
2011	Ed Logg	Co-developer of many arcade games including Asteroids, Centipede and Gauntlet
2012	Dave Lebling & Marc Blank	Co-founders of Infocom
2013	Eugene Jarvis	Developer of arcade games Defender and Robotron: 2084
2014	Allan Alcorn	Developer of Pong and co-developed several Atari home consoles
2014	Ralph H. Baer	Creator of the first home console, the Magnavox Odyssey

Multiple wins and nominations

References

Bibliography

External links

• "About the Academy". 
• The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
• DICE Summit