D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement
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| D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |
| First award | 1998 |
| Currently held by | Death Stranding 2: On the Beach |
| Website | interactive |
The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. The award "celebrates the highest level of technical achievement through the combined attention to gameplay engineering and visual engineering. Elements honored include but are not limited to artificial intelligence, physics, engine mechanics, and visual rendering".[1] Creative/technical Academy members with expertise as an artist, animator or programmer are qualified to vote for this award.[2]
The award's most recent winner is Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The first and second awards ceremonies offered the Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering.[3][4] In 2000, the award for software engineering was split into separate categories for Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering and Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering. Gameplay Engineering recognized "the highest level of achievement in engineering artificial intelligence and related elements which contribute to a challenging game". Visual Engineering would recognize "the highest level of achievement in rendering 3-D virtual environments for an interactive title."[5] The two categories would eventually be merged into Outstanding Technical Achievement in 2015.[6]
- Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering (1998–1999)
- Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering (2000–2014)
- Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering (2000–2014)
- Outstanding Technical Achievement (2015–present)
There was tie for the award of Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering in 2006 between Guitar Hero and Nintendogs.[7]
Winners and nominees
| Indicates the winner |