AIAS Hall of Fame

The D.I.C.E. Awards (formerly the Interactive Achievement Awards) is an award show in the video game industry started in 1998 and commonly referred to in the industry as the "video games Oscar". The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and held during the AIAS' annual D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas. "D.I.C.E." is a backronym for "Design Innovate Communicate Entertain". The D.I.C.E. Awards recognize games, individuals, and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry.

Format

The nominees in each category are selected by a peer panel, assembled by AIAS, of over 100 video game professionals across several facets of the industry, including developers, programmers, artists, and publishers, which is published on the AIAS website each year. The nominees are then voted on by the full membership of AIAS (approximately 22,000 members) via a confidential and secured voting system, and winners are subsequently announced during the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, typically the February of that year. Due to this approach, the D.I.C.E. awards are considered the main peer-based recognition within the video games compared to other major awards.

Award categories

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

Game of the Year

Overall

Action Game of the Year

Adventure Game of the Year

Cellular/Mobile Game of the Year

Downloadable Game of the Year

Family Game of the Year

Handheld/Portable Game of the Year

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

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.

Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Referred to in the past as "Persistent World", "Online", or "Online Role-Playing" Game of the Year.

Racing Game of the Year

Role-Playing Game of the Year

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Sports Game of the Year

Fighting Game of the Year

Casual Game of the Year

Social Networking Game/Web Based Game of the Year

"Outstanding" Awards

Outstanding Independent Game

Outstanding Animation

Outstanding Game Direction

Outstanding Art Direction

Outstanding Character Performance

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Outstanding Game Design

Outstanding Gameplay Engineering

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

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

Outstanding Licensed Soundtrack

Outstanding Online Gameplay

Outstanding Original Music Composition

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

Outstanding Character or Story Development

Outstanding Story

Outstanding Visual Engineering

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Innovation in Gaming

Console Awards

Console Game of the Year

Console Innovation

Console Children's

Console First Person Action

Console Sports Simulation

Console Action Sports

Computer Awards

Computer Game of the Year

Computer Innovation

Computer Educational/Skills

Computer Family/Children's

Computer First Person Action

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

The D.I.C.E. Sprite Award was introduced in the 2015 awards ceremony. It is intended 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".

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 — Jay Mohr
:2013 — Charles Hardwick
:2014 — Freddie Wong and Felicia Day
: 2015 — Pete Holmes
:2016 — Pete Holmes
:2017 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot
:2018 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot
:2019 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot
:2020 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot
:2021 — Greg Miller, Jessica Chobot and Kahlief Adams
:2022 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot

Special categories

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.AIAS Hall of Fame
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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".

Pioneer Awards

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

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".

Milestones

Games with multiple wins

The following games received six or more D.I.C.E. Awards:

Games with multiple nominations

The following games received eleven or more D.I.C.E. Award nominations:

References

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D.I.C.E. Awards
Awards established in 1998