Game Development: From beginner to journeyman

Alexey Pajitnov and Shigeru Miyamoto in the “special” spotlight for GDCA 2007.

Alexey Pajitnov will receive the First Penguin Award. Award that acknowledges developers who dive head first into unknown territory and pave the way for the rest of the development community.

Miyamoto-san will joins the ranks of Richard “Lord British” Garriott (Origin Systems - Ultime Online, NCSoft - City of Heroes/Vilains), Will Wright (Maxis - SimCity and The Sims), Yuji Naka (Sega - Sonic The Hedgehog), Gunpei Yokoi(Nintendo - Game & Watch and GameBoy creator), Mark Cerny and Eugene Jarvis by receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. Miyamoto-san we wub roo!