Stormfront Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer based in San Rafael, California . In 2007, the company had over 50 developers working on two teams, and owned all its proprietary engines, tools, and technology. As of the end of 2007, over fourteen million copies of Stormfront-developed games had been sold. Stormfront closed on March 31, 2008, due to the closure of their publisher at the time, Sierra Entertainment .
17-526: The company received major awards and award nominations from The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences , G4 Television, BAFTA , The IGDA Game Developers Choice Awards , The EMMA Awards , SCEA , the Software Publishers Association and many magazines and websites. In 2008, Neverwinter Nights was honored (along with EverQuest and World of Warcraft ) at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for advancing
34-728: A Technical Director at TRW in Redondo Beach, California , Lanning later moved to Rhythm & Hues Studios in Hollywood, where he would later meet producer Sherry McKenna through his work. After McKenna joined Rhythm & Hues through Lanning, he later convinced her to co-found a video game development company with him. In 1994, Lanning and McKenna co-founded Oddworld Inhabitants together in Los Osos, California , before later moving to San Luis Obispo, California . While at Oddworld Inhabitants, Lanning designed, scripted and voice acted all four of
51-513: A convention centered around the presentation of the awards to providing funding for the organization. The Summit was aimed at industry executives and lead as a means to provide networking between various companies. The D.I.C.E. Summit launched in 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada and has been run on an annual basis since. In addition to video games, AIAS saw these summits as a way to connect video games to other entertainment industries. Joseph Olin served as
68-487: A non-profit organization for the video game industry. The effort was backed by Peter Main of Nintendo, Tom Kalinske of Sega, and Doug Lowenstein , founder of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), and with funding support from ESA. The AIAS was formally reestablished on November 19, 1996, with Marc Teren as president, soon replaced by game developer Glenn Entis. Initially, in 1998, AIAS' role
85-428: A project named "Citizen Siege" , and a tie-in videogame series named "Wage Wars". Following difficulties in movie production, Lanning soon broke his hiatus from videogames when independent developer Just Add Water confirmed in 2010 it was working with Lanning and Oddworld Inhabitants to create a 2.5D remake of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee which eventually was released under the name Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty . In 2015, it
102-548: Is a non-profit organization of video game industry professionals. It organizes the annual Design Innovate Communicate Entertain Summit, better known as D.I.C.E., which includes the presentations of the D.I.C.E. Awards . Andrew S. Zucker, an attorney in the entertainment industry, founded the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences in 1991 and served as its first president . AIAS co-promoted numerous events with organizations such as
119-494: The AIAS president from 2004 to 2010; following his departure, Martin Rae was named president in 2012. Rae opted to implement a number of changes to the Summit, shorting talk times to give more attention to the speakers, and rebranding the awards as the D.I.C.E. Awards for the 2013 summit. Mike Fischer replaced Rae as president in 2016. As of 2017, AIAS's mission is "to promote and advance
136-615: The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America, and Women in Film. Their first awards show program, Cybermania '94 , which was hosted by Leslie Nielsen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas , was broadcast on TBS in 1994. While a second show was run in 1995 and was the first awards program to be streamed over the Web, it drew far fewer audiences than the first. Video game industry leaders decided that they wanted to reform AIAS as
153-437: The D.I.C.E. Awards. The conference differs from other conferences in the industry in its emphasis on the business and production end of the industry, with a focus on trends and innovations in video game design. The conference specializes in providing a more intimate, orderly venue for select industry leaders to network. In 2007, a keynote speaker was added to open the event, which had traditionally begun with recreation before
170-662: The art form of MMORPG games. Don Daglow accepted the award for project partners Stormfront Studios, AOL and Wizards of the Coast . Stormfront was founded in 1988 by Don Daglow , who had worked as a game programmer and then as Director of Game Development at Mattel Intellivision , as a producer at Electronic Arts , and as a production executive at Broderbund . Stormfront's management includes veterans of Disney , Electronic Arts , Ensemble Studios , LucasArts , Origin Systems , THX , Vivendi Universal and Warner Bros. Stormfront
187-748: The cover of Wired Magazine . Lanning has said he has always had a fascination with video games, stating that his father was an engineer for Coleco . Initially studying photo-realism and commercial illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City , Lanning soon attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California , where he graduated with a BFA in Character Animation. Working as
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#1732855237063204-804: The introduction of presentations and panels. Current list of corporate members (as of April 4, 2023): Lorne Lanning Lorne Lanning is an American game designer , director, writer and voice actor. He is also co-founder and president of the video game developer Oddworld Inhabitants . He is best known for creating the Oddworld series including the games Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee , Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus , Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee , Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath , Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty! and Oddworld: Soulstorm . His creative vision in game design and property development at Oddworld Inhabitants has gained him worldwide recognition, including several documentaries and his character creations featured on
221-561: The studio's games, which earned the company widespread success and acclaim. Following several disputes with game developers, including companies such as Electronic Arts , Lanning and McKenna shuttered Oddworld Inhabitants' game development studio in 2005 and relocated to the San Francisco Bay area, with the goal of shaping Oddworld Inhabitants after a traditional Hollywood production company. After leaving game development, Lanning and McKenna began work on animated movies, starting with
238-523: The worldwide interactive entertainment community, recognize outstanding achievements in the interactive arts and sciences, and host an annual awards show, the DICE Awards, to enhance awareness of games as an interactive art form". The D.I.C.E. Summit is an annual multi-day gathering of video game executives held in Las Vegas . Established in 2002 by AIAS, the conference is host to the annual Interactive Achievement Awards , which has since been rebranded as
255-478: Was confirmed by JAW's CEO that the company will no longer be working on full-scale Oddworld projects. It was announced that in 2016 that Frima Studio is now the new developer supporting Oddworld in making new games. Their next game was announced at GDC 2016 with the title Oddworld: Soulstorm . In 2019, it was confirmed that Soulstorm will be coming in 2020 and it will be developed by wider development studios like Fat Kraken Studios and Sabotage Studio. Featured in
272-451: Was founded as Beyond Software , but changed its name in 1993 when the trademark for Beyond proved difficult to enforce. Stormfront had an ongoing involvement in the development of games for Interactive television since its first experiments on Florida cable systems in 1990, and produced demos for companies including OpenTV. The Academy of Interactive Arts %26 Sciences The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences ( AIAS )
289-645: Was to handle the awards, originally known as the Interactive Achievement Awards. These awards were nominated and selected by game developers that are members of the organization themselves, mimicking how the Academy Awards are voted for by its members. Around 2000, the ESA pulled out of funding AIAS, leading AIAS members Richard Hilleman and Lorne Lanning to suggest that AIAS create the D.I.C.E. Summit (short for "Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"),
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