TAGIEs - Celebrating the Makers of Play!
2013 Toy & Game Innovation Awards
The TAGIEs are an elegant and playful evening gala that brings together industry leaders from inventors to manufacturers to retailers as well as the public for a celebratory evening of innovators and inventors from around the world.
The Toy & Game Innovation Awards are voted on by industry experts, retailers and consumers to recognize recipients for excellence in various categories. The TAGIEs also recognize the teams the inventors worked with at the companies that brought their ideas to life. This collaboration and inventiveness has resulted in the most fun and entertaining play products on the market today. We also honor to those inventor greats who stand out in the toy industry for their exceptionally innovative spirit of fun, philanthropy, and humanitarianism.
2013 TAGIEs Stage
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Rich Mazel, Jim McCafferty, Dougal Grimes, Andrew Jeas (TAGIES 2013 Keynote)
2013 Highlights!
Jim McCafferty - 2013 TAGIE Awards Keynote
2013 TAGIEs Winners
Invented Exploding Kittens
Invented Malia’s Beach House
Invented the Millenium Falcon
Nick Metzler
Squashed
Young Inventor 2013
2013 Keynote and TAGIEs Honorees
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dan and his partners have created products such as Bop It, HyperGames, PC Playsets, Perplexus and so much more!
Wayne Luther and Michael Gray
Inventor Advocacy
Music provided by Skip Towne and the Grehounds, Chicago's #1 Blues Band! The band's music is hard-driving, heartfelt, classic blues, jazz, swing, ballads, and downright good time Rockin’ Blues.
6th Annual TAGIE Awards (2013)
Host:
Tim Walsh
Introduction to Keynote:
Douglas Grimes, Rich Mazel, Andrew Jeas, Hasbro
Keynote
Jim McCafferty, JMP Creative
2013 Recipient for Excellence in Toy Design
Winner: Cheong Choon Ng, Rainbow Loom, Choon's Design
Presenter: Marty Abrams, I-Star Entertainment
Finalist: Wim Outboter, Microlino Airseat Hybrid
Finalist: Sean Frawley, Aero Force Flight Designs
Finalist: Jon Capriola, ZippyDo
Finalist: Bruce Lund, Dino Construction Company
2013 Recipient for Excellence in Game Design
Winner: Tom Quinn, Quinn & Sherry
Presenter: Joan Severance, Actress, Game Inventor
Finalist: Mark Setteducati, HolograFX
Finalist: Matthew Leacock, Forbidden Desert
Finalist: Nicholas Cravotta & Rebecca Bleau, Pixel Flip
2013 Recipient for Rising Star Inventor
Winner: Debra Sterling, GoldieBlox
Presenter: Larry Roznai, Mayfair Games
Finalists Ashley Mady, Scanimalz
Finalist: Andrew Comfort, Q-BA-MAZE
Finalist: Luke Hopper, Laser Maze
Finalist: Ali Kermani, Razor Crazy Cart
2013 Recipient for Electronic Adaptation
Winner: Leapfrog Design Team
Presenter: Carter Keithley, Toy Industry Association
Finalist: Dan Klitsner & KID Group with Hasbro Design Team, BOP-IT! Tetris
Finalist: John Vignocchi, Disney Infinity
Finalist: Leapfrog Design Team with Brendan Boyle, leapfrog Creativity Camera
Finalist: Richard Levy, Caleb Chung, Dave Hapton, Furby Boom
2013 Recipient for Young Inventor
Nick Metzler, Squashed
Presenter: Yarrow Kraner, HATCH Experience
Finalist: Ben Guillot, MasterKitz
Finalist: Ishmael King, King of 20
Finalist: William Georges, Pezo Pals
Finalist: Michael Cushellas, Mission Unboxable
Andre Cassagnes (1926 - 2013), Etch-A-Sketch
Presenter: Bill Killgallon, Ohio Art
2013 Honorees for Inventor Advocacy
Wayne Luther and Michael Gray, Hasbro
Presenter: Phil Sage, Hasbro
2013 Honoree for Lifetime Achievement
Howard Morrison, Big Monster Toys
Presenter: Jeffrey Breslow