The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences held its annual awards ceremony during the inaugural DICE summit in Las Vegas this past week. Awards were presented in 29 different categories, spanning from outstanding achievement in musical direction to innovation in console gaming. The most prestigious awards of the night for top console game and top PC game went to Bungie's Halo--which also won game of the year overall--and Lionhead's Black & White, respectively.

　　"The Interactive Achievement Awards and the DICE Summit help promote artistic aspects of our industry through the recognition of creative accomplishment and exploration of new creative possibilities," said Paul Provenzano, president of the Academy. "We congratulate all of the finalists and winners, who continue to advance this exciting industry."

　　The following is a list of categories and their respective winners:

　　CRAFT

　　Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

　　ICO (PlayStation 2)

　　Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America

　　Outstanding Achievement in Animation

　　Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Xbox)

　　Oddworld Inhabitants/Microsoft

　　Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

　　Metal Gear Solid 2 (PlayStation 2)

　　Konami/Konami

　　Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition

　　Tropico (PC)

　　PopTop Software/GodGames

　　Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

　　Grand Theft Auto III (PlayStation 2)

　　DMA Design/Rockstar Games

　　Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

　　Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)

　　Bungie/Microsoft

　　Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

　　Grand Theft Auto III (PlayStation 2)

　　DMA Design/Rockstar Games

　　Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

　　ICO (PlayStation 2)

　　Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America

　　CONSOLE

　　Action/Adventure Game of the Year

　　Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)

　　Bungie/Microsoft

　　Children's Title of the Year

　　Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64)

　　Hudson Soft Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America

　　Fighting Game of the Year

　　Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)

　　Tecmo/Tecmo

　　Hand-Held Game of the Year

　　Advance Wars (Game Boy Advance)

　　Nintendo Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America

　　Role Playing Game of the Year

　　Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (PlayStation 2)

　　Snow Blind Studios/Black Isle Studios

　　Racing Game of the Year

　　Gran Turismo 3 (PlayStation 2)

　　Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America

　　Sports Game of the Year

　　Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PlayStation 2)

　　Neversoft Entertainment/Activision

　　Innovation in Console Gaming

　　Pikmin (GameCube)

　　Nintendo Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America

　　Console Game of the Year

　　Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)

　　Bungie/Microsoft

　　GAME OF THE YEAR

　　Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)

　　Bungie/Microsoft