Dreams: Your final nominees for the 4th Annual Impy Awards

Huge, possibly day-altering news: It’s nearly time for the 4th Annual Impy Awards! The Impys is our yearly event where we celebrate the very best things made in Dreams over the past year, as well as the lovely coMmunity in and around it. Back in November, we opened up nominations – and loads of you submitted your favorite creations, creators and coMmunity members for awards consideration across a whopping 23 categories. Cheers for doing that!

We’re currently in the middle of putting together a fabulously over-the-top awards show on Sunday March 26 at 9am PT / 5pm GMT to announce the winners of this year’s Impy Awards – some judged by us with the help of friends from across the creative industries, with others voted on by the CoMmunity. (More on how to vote in a bit!)

How fabulously over-the-top, you ask? Well, we couldn’t seem to find the perfect venue for our awards show this year, as some places have very strict safety rules around fire and giant flesh-monsters (honestly, you can’t have any fun these days). So we simply created our own in Dreams! A whole archipelago, in fact. Here’s a cheeky little peak at some of the virtual sets we’ll be livestreaming from:

‘Peak’? Eh? Because of the mountain? …Wow, tough crowd. Fine, here are some more:

We thought we’d take advantage of all this extra space by turning this year’s Impys season into a multi-day festival – and combining our real-world selves with the virtual world. In the lead-up to the main awards show on March 26, we’ll be hosting several livestreams from the beautiful Nomi Nations on our Twitch channel. We’ve got all sorts of events on the schedule, from behind-the-scenes interviews with our developers and coMmunity artists, to musical performances, highlights reels from the past year and much more.

Our first stream on the road to this year’s Impys kicks off today. Join us at 9am PT / 5pm GMT over on Twitch, where we’ll be celebrating Dreams’ 3rd birthday with a look back at the year just past – and a very special coMmunity quiz.

Meanwhile, if you’d like to secure some coveted real estate of the Nomi Nations for yourself, why not get involved in our latest coMmunity challenge in Dreams by customizing your very own floating island? Imagine what you could build on your very own piece of paradise. A frog pond filled with lemonade! Seventeen cars! Another identical, but much smaller, island! The possibilities are truly endless. Head to the front page of DreamShaping in game to get started with one of our handy island templates. We’ll be featuring your creations in–game and, of course, checking them out on our Impys livestreams.

Time to bring you out of the clouds and back down to Earth, though. Let’s reveal which amazing Dreams creations and creators made the final shortlists for the 4th Annual Impy Awards.

Before we get into it, a reminder: the following categories are coMmunity–voted, meaning the winner is decided by all you arbiters of good taste out there.

Community CollaborationMost Helpful DreamerBreakthrough DreamerCuration StarContribution Beyond DreamsEvolving ExperienceInnovation in CreateCommunity Star

Don’t forget to vote for your winners via this survey by 23:59 GMT on Tuesday February 21 for your vote to be counted!

And now, without further ado… the nominees.

Creation of the Year

HeliTaxi – atheistsw, arepera, ZodiraDreamsFest 22 – The DreamsFest TeamBo’s Island – byvsen, Fr0d0_FragginS79Trip’s Voyage – Eupholace, Aevox23, actualjimmyjamFriend_Request – FrostadoodleRID – Memories of the Elders – LordBruce, CamianSWORD OF AKAANA: Final Demo – luke_972, rukkurtGAIA HAWK – talc33ZED EXODUS II – TRIX9, shandyboy1975, oLiamS47o, RAKeogh, talc33, Joeycutts83Tides – venwave

Creator/Team of the Year

BohalaaThe DreamsFest TeamEupholaceThe InfiniDreams TeamRedSeikatsu-ToduTricobaltThe ZED EXODUS Teamvenwavewillow_the_bob

Community Star

MrCaseyJonesNotreDaminNephrendilYah_DehInfiniDreamsKeldBjonesElca_GamingUglySofaGamingxMightyViciousxRedSeikatsu-

Community Collaboration

Community Garden Events – NephrendilGIBLETS 2 – TRIX9DreamFlix Season 2 – KeldBjonesIl était une fois… – InfinidreamsDreamsFest 22 – The DreamsFest Team

Most Helpful Dreamer

TAPgilesVYZiUM-OgTheEnigmaIntrattackoutLucidDreamChaser

Breakthrough Dreamer

MarshallsAccountBOOMAN_2284franzeboyPickleWickle0Orue223

Curation Star

UglySofaGamingOrue223FlashMedallionLadyLexUKFluffynSassy

Contribution Beyond Dreams

xMightyViciousx & James_Wilson11Elca_GamingKeduko_The InfiniDreams TeamKimerakii

Excellence in Sculpture

Introducing: Fly-Million! – dinox11Giga Bust – iDexTiGerImp – lillouakola81Sooty’s Flower Shop – SootyPinionsPortraits – ZIIQ

Excellence in Art Direction

Trip’s Voyage – Eupholace, Aevox23, actualjimmyjamWEB OF METAL – IntrattackoutJungle Bill 2 – NibblersBoxThe Quest For Self Confidence – ToduHousewave (+ TreeHouse) – venwave

Excellence in Environment Art

Somewhere Between, Part 1: A Walk in the Park – BADROBO82Epsilum – Jaavaa, MultiMoo, IansaneArtistVineland 2 – ZIIQ, VitaminG_90Into the Mist – ParkderkSWORD OF AKAANA: Final Demo – luke_972, rukkurt

Excellence in Animation

AstroThumb Stories 2 – arseny3dDuet II – bvysenScraps – MitterMakCaféwave (Animated Painting) – venwaveAnimals Gone Missin’ – willow_the_bob

Excellence in Gameplay

HeliTaxi – atheistsw, arepera, ZodiraTrip’s Voyage – Eupholace, Aevox23, actualjimmyjamFriend_Request – FrostadoodleHousewave (+ TreeHouse) – venwaveChip Off The Old Block – VinceKully, ghostfruit64

Most Original Gameplay

metA Innocence – FeyzPSR.I.F.7 (Spot the difference) – KabarudonphaN18, xMorpheuusA Kid’s Journey to One-Shot Everything Idle – Nicco555, Computer_CatSTRAIN | DreamsCom22 demo – OrksomCubus – StinoAlpino, DeDefourkes

Music Track of the Year

goth egg | slip and fall – Cfulljames, KaTMalenjamzTHE INVENTOR’S MACHINE – Gianni_no_Mitaka, I–AURA–ILet the Real You Reappear – Prince_TahraThe Voyage for Golden Anchors – VinceKully, ghostfruit64DarkSide [Live @ DreamSounds Amphitheater] – WileyisCOOL, Tricobalt

Musician of the Year

Asian-RoroCFulljamesduckenomicsHelekosiM-molecul

Excellence in Audio Design

Trip’s VoyageNOGUCHI’S BELL EPISODE 2FacilityTouch EverythingTides

Excellence in Voice Acting

ApesOnFire in Ye Olde Opposite DayeZodira in HeliTaxiRedSeikatsu- in Red and the Phantom Castle RemakeElfiooh in Il était une fois…kimerakii in Cosmic Tale 3

Excellence in Character Design

Introducing: Fly-Million! – dinox11Agatha Grindel (MODEL SHOWCASE) – kaifraz4048Scraps – MitterMakNuhlm the Harold – Suthurnur, chelsea_mb712Dragon Slayer – Tinydiorama

Excellence in Narrative

Scelerophobia – GrothrawYe Olde Opposite Daye – MrCaseyJonesEpsilum – Jaavaa, MultiMoo, IansaneArtistThe Quest for Self-Confidence – ToduTides – venwave

Excellence in VR

Base VR Template for Moves/Dualshock – gauffremanTHE RANGE – KarstenStaackN0 WAY HOME – ZERO GRAVITY (VR) – PIXELTUNER_92Jungle Bill 2 – NibblersBoxA strange encounter in the forest – Orksom

Innovation in Create

LOOKING THROUGH – A Visual Puzzle Game – ToduEndless Crowd Experiment – olit123Bendyman (VyzPaint) – VYZiUM-Pic Importer Templates (Dreams Picture Importer) – coynemMine’A’Day – oooDORIENooo

Evolving Experience

Trip’s Voyage – Eupholace, Aevox23, actualjimmyjamThe Backrooms – MarshaIIsAccountliminal mystery box – JohnnyBiscotti, MrCaseyJones, mattizzle1R.I.F.7 (Spot the difference) – KabarudonphaN18, xMorpheuusTricoBiddy Bus Company – Tricobalt, blackcat_tracks

We saw an incredible number of submissions from Dreams coMmunity members this year, played a lot of quality creations during the shortlisting process – and read so many heartfelt messages from people explaining why particular creations and creators were the highlights of their year. Regardless of whether you made it to the final shortlist or not, a huge congratulations to everyone who received a nomination: You really made an impact on your fellow dreamers this year.

Right – back to the Nomi Nations we go. Fortunately, the phone signal up there is quite good: why not get in touch via our social channels? We’ll be checking out the hashtag #ImpyAwards, so pop that on your Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok posts if you’ve got any questions/comments/loud noises about the upcoming livestreams.

See you on the islands very soon!