Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Winners for Its Second Interactive Achievement Awards.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999-- "Zelda: Ocarina ocarina (ŏkərē`nə), musical wind instrument with eight finger holes and two thumb holes, rather egg-shaped, and made of metal, terra-cotta or plastic. Unlike other wind instuments, it produces pure tones that lack overtones. of Time" Captures Six Awards Including Interactive Title of the Year The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS AIAS American Institute of Architecture Students AIAS Associazione Italiana Assistenza Spastici AIAS Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences AIAS American International Assistance Service AIAS American Institute of Applied Science ), created to advance and recognize outstanding achievement in the interactive arts, Friday announced the recipients of its second annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The awards were presented at a gala event held May 13 at the Variety Arts Theater during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . "Zelda: Ocarina of Time" (Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd) garnered six awards including the prestigious Interactive Title of the Year. Also earning multiple awards were "Half-Life" (Sierra Studios/Valve) and "Banjo-Kazooie" (Nintendo of America/Rare), both titles receiving two each. In addition to Interactive Title of the Year, "Zelda: Ocarina of Time" (Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd (N64)) was honored as Adventure Game of the Year, Role Playing Game See CRPG. of the Year, Console Game
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. of Year and for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design, and Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering. "Half-Life" (Sierra Studios/Valve) was recognized as Action Game of the Year and Computer Game of the Year. "Banjo-Kazooie" (Nintendo of America/Rare (N64)) was honored as Action Game of the Year and for Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics. Among the other winners are: Disney/Pixar's "A Bug's Life Action Game," Disney Interactive/Traveller's Tale, Children's Entertainment Title of the Year; "National Geographic Maps," Broderbund/National Geographic Interactive, Family Title of the Year; "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri “SMAC” redirects here. For other uses, see SMAC (disambiguation). Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (sometimes abbreviated to SMAC or Alpha Centauri ," Electronic Arts/Firaxis Games, Strategy Game of the Year; "Starsiege Tribes," Sierra Online/Dynamix, Inc., Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year; "Gamespot," GameSpot Inc., Entertainment Site of the Year; "CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. .com/ColdWar," CNN Interactive, News/Information Site of the Year. "This year's award recipients, all selected by Academy voting members, reflect the highest standards of interactive excellence. The award recipients show without a doubt that our industry offers wonderful interactive experiences for every audience and taste," said Jim Charne, president and executive director of the Academy. Sugar Ray Leonard Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer. He was one of the leading boxers in the world in the late 1970s and 1980s, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas , Bruno Campos Bruno Campos (b. December 3 1973) is a Brazilian actor best known for his role as Dr. Quentin Costa on the Golden Globe Award-winning television show Nip/Tuck. , Kelly Hu, Zachery Ty Bryan Zachery Tyler Bryan (born October 9, 1981) is an American actor best known for his role as the eldest son, Bradley Michael Taylor, on the sitcom Home Improvement. , Ben Stein, David Gallagher, Coolio, Danica McKellar, Nicholle Tom and Chris Roberts came out to welcome the awards to Hollywood. The 1999 Interactive Achievement Awards were also presented with the support of Microsoft, Imagine Media, GamesBusiness and Intel. The awards are designed to recognize outstanding interactive content and individual technical and creative achievement in the personal computer, game console and online platforms. Peer panel review boards made up of individual Academy members with specific expertise in each of the categories were established to determine the finalists for each of the awards (with the exception that finalists for Game of the Year were selected by all voting members of AIAS). Final balloting was conducted by a vote of eligible AIAS members. All balloting is supervised by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences is located at 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 180, Los Angeles, Calif. 90025. Membership in AIAS is open to all qualified individuals working in the interactive industry. For additional information, call 310/441-2280 or send e-mail: academy@interactive.org. Membership applications are available on the Academy's Web site at http://www.interactive.org. |
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