Cassander
First Post
Going to GenCon for the first time this year, I got to experience my first ENnies. The ceremony was professional yet fun, perfect for gaming awards. The speeches were classy and the music was funny but still appropriate. All in all, very well done.
One thing that stood out, however, was that the recipients of the awards were companies, rather than people. Best Cover Art goes to the company that published the book rather than the artist who painted the cover. Best Writing goes to the company that published the book, not the writer(s) who wrote it. Why?
I would suggest giving out the ENnies not to companies (except for Best Publisher and maybe Best Product type awards), but rather to the artists, writers, cartographers, editors, and art directors actually responsible for the feature that is being awarded.
I noticed for some awards, the publisher recognized the person responsible or even invited them up. But shouldn't it be the award presenter recognizing them? Shouldn't their names be on the awards list rather than just the publisher?
I'm guessing the reason things are the way they are has to do with the fact that not all of the individuals who worked on various aspects of these works will be in attendance. But it would still seem ok to at least put their names in writing for the awards and let someone else from the company who made the product accept the award on their behalf if they are not there. Would that be a problem?
If there is a problem figuring out attribution, couldn't the company be asked for clarification or a list of people responsible for the aspect that's getting recognition?
Anyway, just throwing out my 2 cents on an otherwise awesome event.
One thing that stood out, however, was that the recipients of the awards were companies, rather than people. Best Cover Art goes to the company that published the book rather than the artist who painted the cover. Best Writing goes to the company that published the book, not the writer(s) who wrote it. Why?
I would suggest giving out the ENnies not to companies (except for Best Publisher and maybe Best Product type awards), but rather to the artists, writers, cartographers, editors, and art directors actually responsible for the feature that is being awarded.
I noticed for some awards, the publisher recognized the person responsible or even invited them up. But shouldn't it be the award presenter recognizing them? Shouldn't their names be on the awards list rather than just the publisher?
I'm guessing the reason things are the way they are has to do with the fact that not all of the individuals who worked on various aspects of these works will be in attendance. But it would still seem ok to at least put their names in writing for the awards and let someone else from the company who made the product accept the award on their behalf if they are not there. Would that be a problem?
If there is a problem figuring out attribution, couldn't the company be asked for clarification or a list of people responsible for the aspect that's getting recognition?
Anyway, just throwing out my 2 cents on an otherwise awesome event.
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