The Awards are the highlight of the International Games and Playful Media Festival A Maze. in Berlin. This year the jury chose winners from South Korea, the USA, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Denmark. The Audience Award went to a German indie production.

A Maze. took place for the 13th time in Berlin from 8 to 11 May, this time at the quiet green Kulturquartier and Panke Kultur. One of the highlights of the International Games and Playful Media Festival was the presentation of this year's awards, which took place on 10 May. This year, artists from 60 countries submitted a total of 284 works in the fields of games, art and playful media. From these submissions, a 60-strong international jury selected 25 nominees for the main prizes 'Most Amazing', 'Long Feature', 'Digital Moment', 'Explorer' and 'Human Human Machine', as well as five nominees for the WINGS AWARD. Visitors also vote for an audience award, which this year went to a German team.

The winners of this year's A Maze Awards are

Most Amazing Award
No Case Should Be Left Unsolved by Somi (South Korea)

Human Human Machine Award
Waxwing by Common Opera (USA)

Long Feature Award
Echostasis by Enigma Studio (Ireland)

Digital Moment Award
Grunn by Tom van den Boogaart (Netherlands)

Explorer Award
BlueSuburbia by Nathalie Lawhead (Slovenia)

Wings Award
Miniatures by Other Tales Interactive (Denmark)

Audience Award
Non-Virtual Reality Games by 3m Jump (Germany)

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Stephan Steininger
Stephan Steininger
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