AGS Awards 2007/Category Definition

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Revision as of 20:09, 13 January 2008 by *>SSH (Updated for Awards 2007)
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See also previous years more wordy definitions. Some categories have changed over time: http://www.americangirlscouts.org/AGSAwards/rules.php?section=definitions

Popular vote

  • Best Game Created with AGS

The best game of the year, overall

  • Best Gameplay

Which game was intuitive to play, had a nice interface, flowed smoothly, etc.

  • Best Story

Which plot got you going the most?

  • Best Dialogue Writing

Which game had the best "screenplay" of characters conversing?

  • Best Puzzles

Which puzzles were the best: not necessarily easiest or hardest, but innovative and never dull or repetitive

  • Best Player Character

Which player character did you like best?

  • Best Non-Player Character

Which of the other characters encountered in the game do you like best?

  • Best Background Art

Which scenery was most evocative?

  • Best Character Art

Which game had the best spritework in terms of the characters, etc.?

  • Best Animation

More than just walkcycles, some games go the extra mile in providing lots of animation. Which games scored in both quality and quantity?

  • Best Programming

Clever coding award

  • Best Use of Sound

Voice acting and Sound effects, not including music

  • Best Music

Background music

  • Best Documentation

Who wrote a good manual, in-game or alongside in the download?

  • Best Short Game

Games must be registered in the Short category

  • Best Demo

Games must be registered in the demo category

  • Best Non-Adventure Game Created with AGS

Games must be registered in the non-adventure category

  • Best New AGS Resource

Modules, plugins, walkcycle generators, etc. ;)

Decided by committee

  • Lifetime achievement
  • Innovation of the year