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# At this time Judges are free to squabble, debate, and pull each others hair to make a case for who they think should win.<br>Then they vote. | # At this time Judges are free to squabble, debate, and pull each others hair to make a case for who they think should win.<br>Then they vote. | ||
# In the case of tiebreaks (Winners or runner up), then judges will need to hash it out until they can decide on one winner and three unranked nominees.<br>The results are handed over to Guv_Bubbs | # In the case of tiebreaks (Winners or runner up), then judges will need to hash it out until they can decide on one winner and three unranked nominees.<br>The results are handed over to Guv_Bubbs. | ||
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== The Judges == | == The Judges == | ||
This year we will have 3 judging groups so we can have specialists for presentation & technical categories.<br> | |||
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| Presentation || Best Soundtrack<br>Best Sound Design<br>Artistic Visual Achievement Award in a Pulp Game<br>Artistic Visual Achievement Award in an SDK Game<br>Best Launch Experience || TBD | |||
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| Technical|| Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Pulp Game<br>Outstanding Technical Achievement in an SDK Game || TBD | |||
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Best Puzzle Game<br>Best Action Game<br>Best Adventure Game<br>Best Arcade Game<br>Best Sim/Strategy Game<br>Best Narrative Game<br>Best App or Nicknack<br>Accomplishment in Accessibility<br>The CRANKY Award<br>Outstanding Pulp Game of the Year<br>2023 Playdate Game of the Year || TBD | |||
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| Special || Most Anticipated Game<br>Best Playdate Game Trailer, presented by Tiny Yellow Machine || The Community (100% Popular vote)<br>[https://twitter.com/gantprodux GantProdux] | |||
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Revision as of 23:30, 30 November 2023
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| Date: | Early 2023 | |
| Time: | TBD | |
| Hosts: | Guv_Bubbs GantProdux | |
| VOD: | - | |
The 2023 Playdate Community Awards is a game of the year show run by the Playdate Squad Discord server.
The show is a swanky affair with the hosts Guv_Bubbs & GantProdux dressing up for the show.
Awards
This year we have 20 awards to hand out to developers
All games released between November 1 2022 & November 30 2023 are eligible. (No Season 1 games)
Categories
Presentation Awards
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Sound Design
- Artistic Visual Achievement Award in a Pulp Game
- Artistic Visual Achievement Award in an SDK Game
- Best Launch Experience
- Best Playdate Game Trailer, presented by Tiny Yellow Machine
Genre Awards
- Best Puzzle Game
- Best Action Game
- Best Adventure Game
- Best Arcade Game
- Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Best Narrative Game
- Best App or Nicknack
General
- Most Anticipated Game
- Accomplishment in Accessibility
- The CRANKY Award (AKA outstanding use of crank)
- Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Pulp Game
- Outstanding Technical Achievement in an SDK Game
- Outstanding Pulp Game of the Year
- 2023 Playdate Game of the Year
Award Badges
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Applied to your Playdate Squad Discord Account and to place proudly on your winning game’s store or page thumbnail. There will be 4 nominees total in each category. One nominee will be the winner.
Art by the wonderful Alastair Low of Lowtek Games.
Updated by Rae.
Community Heroes
The Playdate community has a lot of heroes.
People who make cool content or tools.
People who are helpful and encouraging.
Once again, we want to highlight some awesome people.
The Process
- Community nominates games for awards via the Community Nomination Form.
- The Judging groups can optionally choose to add extra games into the into the Judging conversation.
This is for games that may be missed or not be represented in a community popular vote. - We then take the The top 6 community games for each awards + all judge games to land at internal nominee list to be voted on by the judges.
- At this time Judges are free to squabble, debate, and pull each others hair to make a case for who they think should win.
Then they vote. - In the case of tiebreaks (Winners or runner up), then judges will need to hash it out until they can decide on one winner and three unranked nominees.
The results are handed over to Guv_Bubbs.
The Judges
This year we will have 3 judging groups so we can have specialists for presentation & technical categories.
| Judging groups | Categories | Judges |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Best Soundtrack Best Sound Design Artistic Visual Achievement Award in a Pulp Game Artistic Visual Achievement Award in an SDK Game Best Launch Experience |
TBD |
| Technical | Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Pulp Game Outstanding Technical Achievement in an SDK Game |
TBD |
| General |
Best Puzzle Game | |
| Special | Most Anticipated Game Best Playdate Game Trailer, presented by Tiny Yellow Machine |
The Community (100% Popular vote) GantProdux |
Additional Lore
In a video uploaded by Tiny Yellow Machine titled Playdate Community Awards - Extra Cabel Cameo Clip: Undiscovered Playdate Lore (Cut for Time) on the 12th of December 2022 after the awards it was revealed that there was an AD for the Playdate which had yet to be sighted. The ad was found in the comic Santos Sisters! (Issue 2) on Page 9 as shown in this YouTube Video by Art of Comics. The Ad reads as follows:
It's gaming with a twist! It's playdate©
Are we for real? You bet. This is the world's first handheld gaming system with a crank controller, a whole new way to play. Playdate© also has a crisp black an white screen, and comes with loads of free games. The catch? There is no catch! We made Playdate© just for fun! Visit http://play.date to learn more.
Screenshots of the games Crankin's Time Travel Adventure, Zipper, Hyper Meteor and Pick Pack Pup were shown alongside an illustration of 3 children enjoying the little handheld with a crank.
FAQ
Why doesn't the community vote on everything?
- At first, we asked ourselves “Why can’t the community just vote on all the awards?” Well, after we thought about this, we realized that this would put some games and creators at a severe disadvantage and turn the awards show into more of a popularity/visibility contest if the community was able to decide everything. The community will still have a huge part in deciding the nominees, but we’ve created a diverse set of judges that will also offset any chance of games or creators winning due to their ability to market their game or obtain more visibility. Some developers simply do not have the resources other companies and games have, so it is possible that their game may not receive a popular vote. With our judging committee active, they will be able to bring these games and creators to the forefront that may be more deserving of the award than a game that could win due to high visibility or a popular vote.
Why didn't you do the process another way?
- We feel the process above was the best way forward based on the time we and the judges have.
We are open to feedback next year.
- We feel the process above was the best way forward based on the time we and the judges have.
How did you decide on the award categories?
- The awards were iterated on over a two week period with input from members in the Playdate Squad Discord server.
For the most part, our Genre Categories have been modeled off of The Game Awards, but were tweaked to fit the current Playdate catalog.
- The awards were iterated on over a two week period with input from members in the Playdate Squad Discord server.