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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 1 winner and 3 unranked nominees.<br>The results are handed over to the hosts.
# In the case of tiebreaks (Winners or runner up), then judges will need to hash it out until they can decide on 1 winner and 3 unranked nominees.<br>The results are handed over to the hosts.
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== The Judges ==
== The Judges ==
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[https://twitter.com/antichrista Christa Mrgan] and [https://twitter.com/asirawr Arisa Sudangnoi] - Our two Panic superstars! We are so thankful to be adding 2 members of Panic to the judging panel. Not only are they both active in the community, but they are also exposed to many of the developers and games in the Playdate Universe.  
[https://twitter.com/antichrista Christa Mrgan] and [https://twitter.com/asirawr Arisa Sudangnoi] - Our two Panic superstars! We are so thankful to be adding 2 members of Panic to the judging panel. Not only are they both active in the community, but they are also exposed to many of the developers and games in the Playdate Universe.  
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== FAQ ==
== FAQ ==
Why didn't you do the process another way?
This is what we felt was best in the time us and the judges had


Why don't the community vote on everything?
==== Why don't the community vote on everything? ====
Do you want...
::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.<br>We are open to feedback next year.

Revision as of 09:27, 29 October 2022

Community Awards 2022
The front of the Playdate.
Date: TBD
Hosts: GantProdux
Guv_Bubbs

The 2022 Playdate Community Awards is a game of the year show hosted live on the Tiny Yellow Machine Twitch channel.

The show is a swanky affair with the hosts GantProdux & Guv_Bubbs dressing up for the show.

The show has...
· 18 awards to hand out to developers
· Exciting game reveals
· Special guests to pop in and say hello and present awards
· Shout outs to Community heroes

Awards

Categories

Audio
Best Soundtrack
Best Sound design

Visual
Artistic Visual Achievement Award in a Pulp Game
Artistic Visual Achievement Award in a SDK Game
Best launch experience

Genre
Best Puzzle Game
Best Action Game
Best Adventure Game
Best Arcade Game
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Best Narrative Game
Best Best App or Nicknack

General
Most Anticipated Game
Outstanding use of crank
Outstanding Technical Achievement in a SDK Game
Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Pulp Game
Outstanding Pulp Game of the year
2022 Playdate Game of the Year

Award Badges

Winner badge.png

Nominee badge.png

Winner Badge
Nominee Badge

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.

Itch.io Badge Placement Mockup


Itch.io Badge Placement Mockup

The Process

  1. Community nominates games for awards via the Community Nomination Form
  2. During this time Judges 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.
  3. The top 6 community results + all judge results will give us the internal nominee list to be voted on by the judges.
  4. The internal nominee list and Judge Awards Form is sent to the judges
  5. 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.
  6. In the case of tiebreaks (Winners or runner up), then judges will need to hash it out until they can decide on 1 winner and 3 unranked nominees.
    The results are handed over to the hosts.


The Judges

Don, Nick, and Ryan of Hello Playdate Podcast - Three friends that share their love of the Playdate game system on a weekly podcast. What we love about these three, is that their opinions of each Playdate game differ greatly, making each one of them unique in their views. They will be a great addition to a judging panel and have extensively played many released games while being very active community members as well.

AttackSlug of Destination Playdate - AttackSlug is a machine and has reviewed over 70 Playdate games while consistently uploading review videos of them to his YouTube channel since the beginning. He will be a stellar addition in selecting quality games that have been released.

Drew-lo and Orkn - Two unpublished developers that are active in the developer forum and in the community while they work on their games. We wanted to choose unpublished devs, as they won’t be biased towards their very own released games but can bring a technical eye to judging.
Drew has worked on many SDK codebases during his development of Mobware Minigames.
Orkn is a creative mind in the Pulp community having published many prototypes that broaden what you think can be achieved in the to

Christa Mrgan and Arisa Sudangnoi - Our two Panic superstars! We are so thankful to be adding 2 members of Panic to the judging panel. Not only are they both active in the community, but they are also exposed to many of the developers and games in the Playdate Universe.

FAQ

Why don'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.