Peransao International Game Awards
| Peransao International Game Awards | |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Azevedo Theater in Gatovita, Kingsland, Vitosium |
| Country | Vitosium |
| Hosted by | Lisandro Bastos |
| First awarded | 8 December 2008 |
The Peransao International Game Awards, commonly referred to as the PIGA, is an annual awards ceremony honouring outstanding achievements in the video game industry. Established in 2008, the shows are produced and hosted by game journalist and former game developer, Lisandro Bastos. In addition to the awards, the PIGA also feature premieres of new games and in-depth looks at previously announced ones.
History
Process
Countries from all over Iearth nominate games released the year of the award ceremony. From there, a representative of each nation that is participating then votes on which game should win each category. At the end of the week long voting process, the awards will be handed out at the prestigious event.
Each nation can only submit once per category. As for the total amount of games a nation can nominate throughout the event, that amount is three. As the event has six awards, one can split that up between three games like 2-2-2 or even 3-2-1 for example. Of course, each nation doesn't have to have three games up for nomination. A nation can choose to have one game nominated for every category.
Categories
The following is split into "award" and "receiver". Receiver refers to the ones eligible to receive the award.
Award: Game of the Year
Instructions:
Receiver: The game development company.
Award: Best Mechanics In A Game
Instructions: Entry must include details about the mechanics and how they affect the gameplay. Mechanics are the rules that guide the player's actions, which can be split into the idea and how it is executed in the game. An example would be time travel. Time travel is the idea but how the player pulls it off would be the execution.
Receiver: The game development company.
Award: Best Game Direction
Instructions: This entry is awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction in design. Your entry must include WHY you feel this game has outstanding creative vision and whatnot.
Receiver: The game development company.
Award: Best Impactful Game
Instructions: Entry must include the message taught in the game and how it was taught.
Receiver: The game development company.
Award: Best Narrative
Instructions: The entry must include the story of the game, which can be as detailed or not as detailed as you want. Entry must include the name(s) of the writer(s).
Receiver: The writers responsible for the script of the game.
Award: Best Performance
Instructions:
Receiver: One voice actor/actress for the nominated role.
Award: Best Score and Music
Instructions:
Receiver: The composer(s) for the game's soundtrack.