In February, 2006, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology for "his groundbreaking and pioneering creation, development and commercialization of interactive video games, which spawned related uses, applications, and mega-industries in both the entertainment and education realms".
I 2004 modtog han National Medal of Technology for "sin revolutionerende og banebrydende opfindelse, udvikling og kommercialisering af interaktive videospil, hvilket affødte relaterede anvendelser, programmer og mega-industrier inden for både underholdning og uddannelse".