The WWDC 2007 announced the winners of their annual Apple Design Awards and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade 2.0, the world’s #1 Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) with over eight and a half million current subscribers, took top honors for “Best Mac OS X Game.” Coming in at second place was Wacky Mini Golf 1.01 (DanlabG).

Among the many reasons WoW: The Burning Crusade 2.0 was awarded the top prize was its continuous optimization for Mac OS X technologies such as mult-threaded OpenGL.

“The implementation of multi-threaded OpenGL utilizes the multiple cores found in every Mac, and brings a performance gain of 2X.”

It was also recognized because of its rich 5.1 surround sound technology and iTunes integration, which allows players full control over their iTunes while playing the game.
The Apple Design Awards, now in their 12th year, recognize technical excellence and outstanding achievement in Mac OS X software design and development.  To see a list of all the winners, click the link below.

Take a bigger bite of this apple…[link: Apple Design Award 2007 winners]

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