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Posted by Purnima Kochikar, Director, Apps and Games Business Development, Google Play
Google Play has seen tremendous growth over the past year, reaching more than 1 billion Android users across 190 countries. As a way to recognize our incredible developer community and highlight some of the best apps and games, we’re kicking off our first-ever Google Play Awards.
The program will showcase five nominees across 10 award categories and feature them in a dedicated collection on Google Play. Nominees were selected by a panel of experts on the Google Play team based on criteria emphasizing app quality, innovation, and having a launch or major update in the last 12 months. The winners of each category will be announced at Google I/O in May.
The full list of categories and nominees are below:
Apps from new developers that offer a unique experience while achieving strong install growth. And the nominees are...
Games from indie developers that focus on artistic design, high quality and innovative gameplay. And the nominees are...
Apps or games with family friendly design that encourage creativity and exploration. And the nominees are...
First-class implementation of material design concepts that deliver an immersive and innovative user experience. And the nominees are...
High quality games with several strong GPGS feature implementations. And the nominees are...
Early adopter of a nascent technology or platform, providing a delightful user experience. And the nominees are...
Minecraft: Story Mode | Zumper | |||
Apps or games with great localization and culturalization, or subject matter appeal, across multiple regions. And the nominees are...
Memrise | ||||
Apps or games offering a highly engaging novelty experience or unique benefit. And the nominees are...
SmartNews | ||||
A true representation of beautiful design, intuitive UX and high user appeal, quality and rating. And the nominees are...
Houzz | ||||
Games with strong mechanics, informative tutorial, broad appeal and tasteful design. And the nominees are...
Clash Royale | Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes | |||
Join us live at the ceremony on May 19th at 7:00 pm PDT on stage 7 at Google I/O or via the live stream. You can also track the conversation on Twitter and G+ using the hashtags #io16.