1999 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

Live from the Variety Arts Theater in Los Angeles, CA, it’s the 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards! The 1999 IAAs were held on May 13, 1999 during E3 1999. The ceremony honored achievements in interactive design from the previous year, with nominees including Metal Gear Solid, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Banjo-Kazooie, Half-Life, and Grim Fandango. (At this point in time, “interactive“ covered more than just games, so there’s a couple web design awards too. Goes to show that the definition of interactive art has always been changing!) The IAAs were organized by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, a non-profit organization which continues to run the awards show today, now called the . Awards.