Academy for Modding Excellence

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There was news on NWVault this morning about the Academy for Modding Excellence. I've been curious about how this was going and am happy to see they are really getting things rolling. If I recall correctly Hugie is involve. Alex/Hugie is a pretty sharp guy so I'm sure this will be something worth watching. Here's the news post from NWVault:

Announcing a new and comprehensive set of NWVault awards for Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Nights 2: the Golden Dragon Awards!

Yes, that's right, at last there are specific awards recognising different talents; from best Tileset through to best Roleplaying Module. The new Golden Dragon Awards are sanctioned by the NWVault and handled by the Academy for Modding Excellence. They are awarded annually both for NWN and NWN2 works. The awards for 2007 kick off in January, but the 2006 awards for NWN are already nearing completion right now!

Over the coming few days we will be announcing some of the nominations in each category, and the final winners will be announced within the month. If you'd like to know more about AME, how it selects award winners and its objectives, go here, or visit our boards, currently hosted by the Review Guild, to discuss the new Golden Dragons. A link to the AME Awards can be found on the left navigation menu under "Features" for the site.

Comments

  1. Ernie NoaNovember 10, 2007 at 5:42 AM

    Looks like the nominees are up! Check it out over on NWVault. Congratz to all the authors!

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  2. Alex HugonNovember 12, 2007 at 9:24 AM

    Heh, I was involved at one point, but then I ended up resigning from my position as one of the panel members due to real-life time commitment stuff (ie not being able to really *play* things anymore :P ). But it's still definitely a cool initiative, and one that I support wholeheartedly!

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  3. Ernie NoaNovember 12, 2007 at 10:43 AM

    I think it's a good idea. I think authors/modders get satisfaction from the creative process alone, but they also get a lot of satisfaction knowing that people play and enjoy what they've done. The new awards are another way to recognize those efforts. I really things it's great.

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