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BAFTA’s Fifth Annual Interactive Entertainment Awards were held on October 10 at a packed Grosvenor House Hotel in London. They were hosted by Brixton- based comedy duo Adam and Joe, whose anarchic and at times irreverent sense of humour clearly delighted a huge audience.
Despite economic uncertainty dogging a large section of the industry, the awards proved a tremendous success. Lord Puttnam gave a heartfelt speech about the ongoing convergence of technol- ogy and genre, before smartly- dressed Adam and Joe distributed twenty-one BAFTAs across all areas of interactive media.
These included a special award for the legendary Ian Livingstone whose career so far has spanned three decades of interactive entertainment – from humble beginnings in 1975 with Games Workshop to the global phenomenon of Eidos’ Tomb Raider featuring Lara Croft.
The exceptional Xbox game, Halo, took home the BAFTA – one of its eventual three – in arguably one of the most competitive cat- egories, Games Console. It beat off classy competition from one of the biggest selling games of all time, Grand Theft Auto 3, the Game Cube launch title, Pikmin, and Sony’s ICO.
The Tate Modern were also hugely successful, ending the evening with a brace of BAFTAs, including one for the new awards’ category Accessibility. I- Map, designed for the blind and partially sighted, complements the Tate’s Matisse and Picasso exhibition. The website features raised drawings and Audio to explore the artists’ work.
Many thanks to our Interactive Awards sponsors this year: Barcud
Derwen, Department of Trade & Industry, Future Publishing, Macromedia, Milia, Pinnacle Systems, Take2 Interactive and Telecom One. Duncan Best
The Winners
INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
Sponsored by Take 2 Interactive
MTV Ad-Break Tennis (ITV)
Developer/Publisher – NDS Group PLC/MTV UK
GAMES – MOBILE DEVICE
Sponsored by Telecom One
SMS Chess (Mobile Phone Application) Developer/Publisher – Purple Software/Sony Ericsson
GAMES – PC Neverwinter Nights (PC) Developer/Publisher – Bioware/Infogames
GAMES – MULTIPLAYER Halo (Xbox) Developer/Publisher – Bungie/Microsoft
GAMES – CONSOLE
Sponsored by the DTI
Halo (Xbox)
Developer/Publisher – Bungie/Microsoft
GAMES – SPORTS
Grand Prix 4 (PC CD Rom) Developer/Publisher – Microprose/Infogames
FACTUAL
Time Team (Website) Developer/Publisher – 4 Learning
ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT
Lexus Minority Report Experience (Website)
Developer/Publisher – Hi-Res!
SPORTS & LEISURE
The Famous Grouse Experience (Non-Standard) Developer/Publisher – Land Design Studio
ENHANCEMENT OF LINEAR MEDIA Memento (DVD) Developer/Publisher – Electric Switch/Pathe Distribution
ONLINE LEARNING
Sponsored by Macromedia
Commanding Heights Online (Website) Developer/Publisher – WGBH Interactive/PBS Online
OFFLINE LEARNING Antarctic Waves (CD ROM) Developer/Publisher – Braunarts/Braunarts & British Antarctic Survey
CHILDREN’S LEARNING
Sponsored by Barcud Derwen
Frankie’s Animal Adventures
(CD ROM)
Developer/Publisher – Knowledge Adventure/Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing Ltd
CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT Disney’s Magic Artist Deluxe (CD ROM)
Developer/Publisher –
Image Builder/Disney Interactive
INTERACTIVE ARTS
Sponsored by Computer Arts
Body Movies (Non Standard)
Developer/Publisher – Rafael Lozano/Hemmer
INTERFACE DESIGN
Habitat Website (Website) Developer/Publisher – Digit/Digital Experiences Lrd/Habitat
AUDIO
Halo (Xbox) Developer/Publisher Bungie/Microsoft
TECHNICAL INNOVATION Tate Multimedia Tours (Non Standard) Developer/Publisher – Antenna Audio/Tate Modern
INTERACTIVITY
Pikmin (Gamecube) Developer/Publisher – Ninetendo Company ltd/Nintendo of Europe
ACCESSIBILITY
I-Map (Website) Developer/Publisher – Daniel Porter/Tate Modern
SPECIAL AWARD Ian Livingstone
Photos: On Contents: Hosts Adam & Joe; opposite right: 1. Eddie Burg col- lecting the Interactive Arts award on behalf of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer 2. Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish pose with Interactive Awards co-ordinator Duncan Best (centre) 3. Shelley Friend picks up the Interactivity award for Pikmin 4. Terry Braun and Linda Capper, winners for Antarctic Waves 5. Parvel Scrtchnich introducing the audience to his latest creation Pavémon 6. Gary Lewis of Take 2, sponsors of the Interactive TV Category (far right) Dan Campbell, James Colbourne, Rahul Chakkara, Paul Thompson, John Shaw, Alec Hendry 7. Champagne Reception, packed to the seams 8. Jane Burton and Andrew Nugee collect the BAFTA for the Tate’s Multimedia Tour 9. Julia Whitney, Online Learning winner, pos- ing on stage with Joe Cornish
10. Andrew and Jane Chambers, win- ners for Interface Design and inset left: Lord Puttnam and Ian Livingstone (Photos by Sylvaine Poitau)
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