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Delegate Process
The annual awards recognize games released in the last calendar year. NAVGTR Corp.
conducts several activities before the nominees can be determined.
For the first three or more years of the awards, a Committee of Delegates will be elected to
assist in the creation of the ballot that will be sent to all voters for determining the nominees in each category.
Delegate Eligibility
To be a candidate for Delegate, an individual must respond to a call for candidates.
Anyone who wishes to receive this announcement can e-mail vote at navgtr dot org at any time throughout the year, though the
period between June/July and October/November is usually best. Candidates are not required to be registered voters of
the Academy. The candidates will run on “platforms” that will appear on the ballot when voters elect delegates.
Candidates' Public Platforms
The platform of each candidate will take the form of a slate of potential finalists ---
what the candidate feels should be considered for nomination by the entire voting body. When the voters elect delegates,
they should choose the candidates whose platforms best reflect their choices for finalists.
Awards Balloting
In order to stay on schedule, the Delegate process begins before all eligible games have
been publicly released for consideration. For this reason, the elected delegates will not be bound to their platforms
when they select the finalists to appear on the Nomination Ballot. This allows delegates to have additional game play
time with games that are released late in the calendar year or simply require additional time due to the length of the game,
as many releases tend to offer more than 60 hours of game play. Once the delegates complete the construction of the
ballot, it is distributed to all registered voters who select the final nominees. Corporate entries are automatically
guaranteed ballot access when all entry procedures are followed, including the payment of entry fees. After the nominees
are announced, a fresh round of voting is conducted to determine the final winners.
Time Commitment
Other than playing games, a delegate makes a significant contribution
to various balloting issues. Though total e-mails will probably not pass 25 with any one delegate, most correspondence involves:
- judgment calls on appropriate category placements;
- debate over the distinction between sequels, expansions, ports, and
their eligibility or lack thereof;
- trying to remember whether or not some voice actors in a given
game did only a few lines, a solid supporting role, or a lead role;
- deciding whether a game expands a franchise or starts a new one;
- disqualification notices due to games being delayed, etc.
Most of this takes place in December plus the first week of January.
The hardest work is coming up with unique but good ballot options. NAVGTR provides working docs to get you started.
Purpose of Sample Ballots
Platforms, or sample ballots, give voters an idea
of whether a candidate would add to the real ballot with myopic fanboy fervor or insightful, careful selection out of
an honest attempt to reign in the excess and reach for a wide range of good picks to help make sure categories don't
all look the same.
Public Submission Form
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