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2005 Game Developers Choice Awards
2005 Game Developers Choice Awards
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced the
recipients of the 5th annual Game Developers Choice Awards at a ceremony
during the 2005 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
Professional game developers around the world nominated and voted for the
awards, free of charge, ensuring that the recipients reflect the community's opinions.
Best Game
Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games)
Ken Birdwell, Gabe Newell, Jay Stelly
Audio
Halo 2 (Bungie Software / Microsoft Game Studios), C Paul Johnson, Marty O'Donnell, Jay Weinland
Character Design
Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games), Ted Backman, Dhabih Eng, Bill Fletcher, Bill Van Buren
Game Design
Katamari Damacy (Namco), Keita Takahashi
Technology
Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games), Yahn Bernier, Brian Jacobson
Visual Arts
World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment), Sam Didier, William Petras, Justin Thavirat
Writing
Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games), Marc Laidlaw
New Studio
Crytek (Far Cry), Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli
Innovation
Donkey Konga (Namco / Nintendo), Hiroshi Igarashi, Hiroyuki Onoda
I Love Bees (4orty2wo Entertainment / Microsoft Game Studios), Elan Lee
Katamari Damacy (Namco), Keita Takahashi
Lifetime Achievement
Eugene Jarvis -- legendary arcade game developer
First Penguin
Richard Allan Bartle, Ph.D -- founding father of Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs)
Maverick
Matt Adams, Ju Row Farr and Nick Tandavanitj -- founders and leaders of Blast
Theory, an internationally renowned interactive media artists' group
Community Contribution
Sheri Graner Ray -- revered advocate of women's interests in game development
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