Pete Panzeri, the chairman of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, pointed out that the Origins Awards nominations list I posted a while back was a preliminary version and contained errors. Here is the official (and final) press release (reproduced also after the break). I’ve removed the other list from my older post.
Origins Awards Nominations Announced
The Origins Awards nominations were announced at the GAMA Trade Show this past week. See the full list after the break. Congratulations to all the nominees! (Things I worked on didn’t receive any nominations this year, but that’s not too surprising as I had little in the way of games come out last year. Also, the fiction category (in which …
AAGAD Needs a Secretary for the Origins Awards
Pete Panzeri, the chairman of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, is looking for an administrative secretary to help with the daily tasks of the Academy, the organization that handle the Origins Awards for GAMA. He’d prefer to have an Academy member fill the position, but if you work in the adventure gaming industry or have even a …
Origins Awards Submissions Due Soon
Submissions for the next set of Origins Awards are due by the end of January. If you’re a game designer or a publisher, snap to it. Check out the official press release after the break.
More Origins Awards
GAMA has just posted the full list of winners, including for the Vanguard Award and the Gamers’ Choice. I haven’t seen any details on any new inductees into the Hall of Fame yet though. It’s possible there weren’t any, but I’m still checking.
Origins Awards Announced
The fine folks at GamingReport.com just posted the results for this year’s Origins Awards. (Look for the press release after the break below.) Sadly, the two nominated products I worked on (The Authority RPG and Secret of the Spiritkeeper) didn’t take home the statue. Still, they lost out to other worthy products (Ars Magica 5th Edition and Path of the …
Origins Awards Gamers Choice Voting Now Open
Just like the title says. Vote now, as the deadline is May 25! The instructions are a bit obtuse, but you’re supposed to vote on your top five favorite games for 2005, no matter what category they’re in. Then rank those five from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best. I worked on one of the games on the …
Vote for Spiritkeeper with Authority
As I’ve mentioned here before, Secret of the Spiritkeeper and The Authority RPG both earned nominations for Origins Awards this year: for Best Fiction Publication and Best Roleplaying Game, respectively. The Academy of Gaming Arts and Design is now voting on the nominees, and the product with the most votes in each category wins the award. If you’re a member …
Origins Awards Nominations
I realized I forgot to mention that two books I worked on were nominated for Origins Awards this year. Secret of the Spiritkeeper garnered a nod for Best Fiction, and The Authority RPG got one for Best Roleplaying Game. If you’re a member of the Academy of Gaming Arts and Design (and everyone who does creative work in adventure gaming …
Origins Awards Are Go!
Last summer, after the last GAMA elections, the new board hired me to lead a task force charged with reworking the Origins Awards. That job’s now done. As with most things where you get lots of different inputs and try to forge a consensus, I don’t think it’s perfect for anyone. Hopefully, though, most people will be happy with the …