The company’s annual design awards were announced this week at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Calif., showcasing the best the iOS and Mac development communities have produced.
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Here are the winners in each section. Skip down for slideshows and links for each:
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- iPhone
- JetPack Joyride
- National Parks
- Where’s My Water?
- iPad
- Bobo Explores Light
- DM1 the Drum Machine
- Paper FiftyThree
- Mac
- Deus Ex
- Limbo
- Sketch
- Student
- DaWindci
- Little Star
iPhone
Here’s are winners as selected by Apple:
JetPack Joyride by Halfbrick Studios
A video game this successful with only one control? Wow.
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Where’s My Water? by Disney
You know you gotta help Swampy find his water!
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National Parks by National Geographic
Explore 20 of the United States’ most beautiful national parks on your Phone.
iPad
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Here are some of the best of 2012 on iPad.
Bobo Explores Light by Game Collage, LLC
Who wouldn’t want a science museum focused on light for kids age 4-12, even if you’re an adult?
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DM1 The Drum Machine by Fingerlab
You know it has to be well-designed to beat out Apple’s own GarageBand in this category.
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Paper by FiftyThree by FiftyThree, Inc.
Capture all your ideas on paper the old-school way, except a little updated for iPad.
Mac
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Here’s some of the best design on the Mac, where it all started.
Deus Ex Human Revolution Ultimate Edition by Feral Interactive, Inc.
Get augmented in a dystopic, futuristic cyberpunk computer game.
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Limbo by Playdead
Dark and atmospheric, this is a creepy but beautiful universe to enter.
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Sketch by Bohemian Coding
A professional drawing app, on your Mac, for user interface, icon, and web design.
Student
The best apps that the student community has created.
DaWindci by Reality Twist GmbH
Pilot your hot air balloon on the shifting winds of 45 different expeditions.
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Little Star by BiBoBox Studio
A fully interactive book with bonus games
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