Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards

2004 was the inaugural event of the Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards (DECA). The awards were handed out in a ceremony at UCLA's Grand Horizon Ballroom on Nov. 5, 2004.

Winners included:

• Visionary of the Year: Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Inc. / CEO, Pixar
• Visionary of the Year: Max Wright (nominee)^[2]
• Innovator of the Year: Hugh Panero and XM Satellite Radio, Inc., XM Radio
• Brand of the Year: Apple Inc.

GAMES

• Game Innovation of the Year: Eyetoy, Dr. Richard Marks and Sony Computer Entertainment America
• PC or Console Game of the Year: "City of Heroes," NCSoft
• Handheld Game of the Year: "Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga" (GBA), Nintendo
• Web/Downloadable Game of the Year: Shroomz: "Quest for Puppy," Game Trust, Inc.
• Multiplayer Game of the Year: "City of Heroes," NCSoft
• Advergame of the Year: "The Subservient Chicken," Crispin Porter & Bogusky for Burger King
• Game Developer of the Year: BioWare Corp
• Game Developer of the Year: Maxis for The Sims 2 (nominee)^[2]
• Best Character in a Game: Link from "Legend of Zelda," Nintendo
• Best Use of Sound in a Game: "True Crime: Streets of LA," Activision

MUSIC

• Digital Music Innovation of the Year: Harmony, Real Networks
• Best Use of Technology by a Music Label: "LL Nation," Island Def Jam
• Best Use of Technology by an Artist: NPG Music Club, Prince
• Best Use of Technology by an Artist: Phone Party, Andrew W.K. (nominee)^[3]
• Best Use of Technology for a Music Marketing Campaign: Ben Harper Experience, Maven Networks
• Best Radio Service: XM Satellite Radio
• Best Downloadable or Subscription Music Service: Rhapsody, Real Networks
• Best Digital Music Community: Napster
• Music DVD of the Year: "Rolling Stones Four Flicks," TGA Entertainment

FILM, TELEVISION & VIDEO

• Television Technology of the Year: TiVo
• Best Interactive Television Programming: "NASCAR in Car," NASCAR Digital Entertainment
• Best Use of Technology for Educational Programming: "The Brain," Ball State University – Center for Media Design
• Best Use of Technology in a Feature Film or Film-related Project: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," Walt Disney
• Most Innovative Use of Technology for Advertising: "Master and Commander: The Farside of the World," Maven Networks
• Best Video On-Demand Service: Mag Rack, Rainbow Media