The Google Play Awards Coming To Google I/O

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: Standout Startup Apps from new developers that offer a unique experience while achieving strong install growth. And the nominees are... Dubsmash Hopper Musical.ly Robinhood Vrse Standout Indie Games from indie developers that focus on artistic design, high quality and innovative gameplay. And the nominees are... Alphabear Alto’s Adventure Fast like a Fox Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector Prune Best Families App Apps or games with family friendly design that encourage creativity and exploration. And the nominees are... Card Wars - Adventure Time LEGO Jurassic World™ My Very Hungry Caterpillar Thinkrolls 2 Toca Nature Best Use of Material Design First-class implementation of material design concepts that deliver an immersive and innovative user experience. And the nominees are... Bring! Robinhood The Fabulous Todoist Vevo Best Use of Google Play Game Services High quality games with several strong GPGS feature implementations. And the nominees are... Sea Battle 2 Table Tennis Touch Tapventures TowerMadness 2 Zombie Highway 2 Early Adopter Early adopter of a nascent technology or platform, providing a delightful user experience. And the nominees are... Glide Mechanic Escape Minecraft: Story Mode World Around Me Zumper Go Global Apps or games with great localization and culturalization, or subject matter appeal, across multiple regions. And the nominees are... Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle Freeletics Bodyweight Memrise Musixmatch Pokémon Shuffle Mobile Most Innovative Apps or games offering a highly engaging novelty experience or unique benefit. And the nominees are... Fast like a Fox NYT VR SmartNews The Fabulous This War of Mine Best App A true representation of beautiful design, intuitive UX and high user appeal, quality and rating. And the nominees are... BuzzFeed News Colorfy Houzz TuneIn Radio Yummly Best Game Games with strong mechanics, informative panduan, broad appeal and tasteful design. And the nominees are... Alphabear Clash of Kings Clash Royale MARVEL Future Fight 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.
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