1999 Interactive Achievement Awards

Computer Action Games are titles on a PC or Mac that follow the gameplay from the perspective of the character that the player is controlling. These games feature heavy weapons use and/or involve characters engaged in combat while moving through a linear or open environment. The opponent can either be controlled by another player or by the game.

Computer Adventure games are those titles on a PC or Mac in which players are challenged with real-time action activities where timing, skill and accuracy are necessary to succeed. Puzzle-solving, resource management and exploration often drive the quest oriented narrative rather than primarily combat mechanics.

The Computer Children's Entertainment Title of the Year shall be awarded to the best title on a PC or Mac of any genre geared towards children.

The Computer Creativity Title of the Year shall be awarded to the best title on a PC or Mac that is used for creative pursuits.

Computer Educational titles are those on a PC or Mac which use themes, graphics, and interactive systems to teach various subjects such as science, language, and mathematics to younger children.

Computer Educational titles are those on a PC or Mac which use themes, graphics, and interactive systems to teach various subjects such as science, language, and mathematics to older children and young adults.

The Computer Family Title of the Year shall be awarded to the best title of any genre on a PC or Mac geared towards a shared, family gaming experience. The title�s play dynamics must be suitable for a younger audience but can appeal to adults as well. These games often offer a mini-game component and encourage group play.

The best game voted by the membership of the Academy that operates on a Windows or Macintosh OS-based multipurpose computing system.

This award honors a PC or Mac title where an individual assumes the role of one or more characters and develops those characters in terms of abilities, statistics, and/or traits as the game progresses. Gameplay involves exploring, acquiring resources, solving puzzles, and interacting with player or non-player characters in a persistent world. Through the player�s actions, his/her virtual characters� statistics or traits demonstrably evolve throughout the game.

Computer Simulation Games are games on a PC or Mac which use game play systems to simulate aspects of the real world.

Computer Sports games are games on a PC or Mac which offer the user the opportunity to virtually reproduce a sporting experience: either a realistic portrayal of an actual sport or games that reproduce for the user the experience of participating in an existing competitive sport.

Computer Strategy games are defined to be those PC or Mac titles in which the user directs or manipulates resources to create a set of conditions that result in success as determined within the confines of the game. These games can offer the user the chance to simulate or to virtually reproduce an experience, real or imaginary, which would require some form of equipment. Strategy games emphasize the planning of tactics rather than the execution.

Computer Action Games are titles on a console that follow the gameplay from the perspective of the character that the player is controlling. These games feature heavy weapons use and/or involve characters engaged in combat while moving through a linear or open environment. The opponent can either be controlled by another player or by the game.

Console Adventure games are those titles on a console in which players are challenged with real-time action activities where timing, skill and accuracy are necessary to succeed. Puzzle-solving, resource management and exploration often drive the quest oriented narrative rather than primarily combat mechanics.

Console Fighting games are those titles on a console that offer the user the virtual experience of controlling a character engaging in individual combat with another character usually from a fixed camera perspective. The opponent can either be controlled by another player or by the game.

The best game voted by the membership of the Academy that operates on a video game console platform.

Console Racing games are those console titles that allow the user to participate in a contest in which the objective is to convey an object through a course of virtual physical progress as quickly as possible. Racing games may involve competition against other user-controlled competitors or against system controlled competitors. Racing games must simulate vehicular motion.

This award honors a console title where an individual assumes the role of one or more characters and develops those characters in terms of abilities, statistics, and/or traits as the game progresses. Gameplay involves exploring, acquiring resources, solving puzzles, and interacting with player or non-player characters in a persistent world. Through the player�s actions, his/her virtual characters� statistics or traits demonstrably evolve throughout the game.

Console Sports games are games on a console which offer the user the opportunity to virtually reproduce a sporting experience: either a realistic portrayal of an actual sport or games that reproduce for the user the experience of participating in an existing competitive sport.

This is the best website that focuses on entertainment-related subjects such as media and the arts.

The single game, without regard to system or delivery mechanism, voted by the membership of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences that best utilizes the chosen medium to entertain users.

The best website that features news and information. This is the site that best organizes information, informs the reader, and is most up-to-date.

The best game that uses online gameplay and design to allow players to play together in an action or strategy genre.

The Online Family/Board Game of the Year shall be awarded to the best title of any genre geared towards a shared, family gaming experience online. The title�s online play dynamics must be suitable for a younger audience but can appeal to adults as well. These games often offer a mini-game component and encourage group play over the internet.

This award honors an online title where an individual assumes the role of one or more characters and develops those characters in terms of abilities, statistics, and/or traits as the game progresses. Gameplay involves exploring, acquiring resources, solving puzzles, and interacting with player or non-player characters in an online persistent world. Through the player�s actions, his/her virtual characters� statistics or traits demonstrably evolve throughout the game.

Presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in designing a unified graphic look for an interactive title.

Presented to the individual or team whose work has furthered the interactive experience through the creation of a memorable character or a memorable story within an interactive title.

This award will be presented to the title that most effectively combines interactive and non-interactive elements to create a cohesive interactive experience.

Presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in software engineering for an interactive title.

Presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in creating a unified audio environment, integrating both music and audio effects, in an interactive title.