The Spotlight Awards was hosted annually by the Game Developers Conference (GDC) from 1997 to 1999. Its focus was on the video and computer game industry. GDC now hosts another video game award ceremony called Game Developers Choice Awards since 2001.
List of winners
Best Game
1997 : Super Mario 64
Best Console Game
1997 : Super Mario 64
1998 : (not awarded)
1999 : '
Best PC/Mac Game
1997 : Civilization II
1998 : (not awarded)
1999 : Half-Life
Best Arcade Game
1997 : Virtua Fighter 3
Best Action Game
1997 : Duke Nukem 3D
1998 : Quake II
1999 : Half-Life
Best Adventure Game/RPG
1997 : '
1998 : Final Fantasy VII
1999 : Baldur's Gate
Best Sports Game
1997 : NHL Hockey '97
1998 :
1999 : NFL Blitz
Best Multiplayer Game
1997 : Quake
1998 : Quake II
1999 : StarCraft
Best Strategy/War Game
1997 : '
1998 :
1999 : StarCraft
Best Simulation Game
1997 : '
1998 : (not awarded)
1999 : Gran Turismo
Best Flight or Flight Combat Simulator
1998 :
Best Military Simulation
1998 :
Best Trivia or Puzzle Game
1997 : You Don't Know Jack XL
1998 :
1999 : You Don't Know Jack 4: The Ride
Best Educational/Children's Game
1997 : '
1998 :
1999 : Lego Creator
Best Use of Audio
1997 : Quake
1998 : PaRappa the Rapper
1999 : Half-Life
Best Music or Soundtrack
1997 : Quake
1998 : Blade Runner
Best New Technology
1997 : Nintendo 64 from Nintendo
1998 :
Best Use of Innovative Technology
1997 : Super Mario 64 for the N64
Best Use of Graphics
1998 : Quake II
1999 : Half-Life
Best Use of Video
1997 : Wing Commander IV
Most Innovative Game Design
1998 : PaRappa the Rapper
1999 : '
Best Script, Story or Interactive Writing
1997 : You Don't Know Jack XL
Best Adaptation of Linear Media
1997 : I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Best AI (Artificial Intelligence)
1999 : Half-Life
Best Animation
1997 : Tomb Raider
Best Prerendered Art
1997 : Zork Nemesis
Annual Achievement Award for Game Design and Development
1998 : Age of Empires
Lifetime Achievement Award for Game Design and Development
1998 : Dani Bunten Berry
1999 : Louis Castle
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