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Gaming Icons Get Star On 'Walk Of Game'

Posted by simoniker on from the outside-stann's-chinese-takeaway dept.

Thanks to Businesswire.com for hosting the press release announcing a 'Walk Of Game' within the Metreon Center in San Francisco, honoring "groundbreaking videogame titles and franchises" in the form of Hollywood Walk Of Fame-style stars. No inductees have yet been announced for the walk, set to "...commemorate some of pop culture's most indelible icons of the digital screen", but it'll be interesting to see if Mario gets a star inside the Sony-owned Metreon, and whether creators will be honored in addition to game characters.

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  1. Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by neglige · · Score: 3, Informative
    According to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce a person working in one of the categories (Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, Recording, or Live Theatre) is eligible for a star on the walk of fame. The requirements are:
    1. Professional Achievement in the Field of Entertainment
    2. Longevity of Five Years or More
    3. Contribution to the Community
    Lara Croft springs to mind somehow. As does Mario. Both have a movie (or two) in their credits, have been around for 5+ year and could be considered professionals. "Contribution to the Community" might be a problem... Also, according to the FAQ deceased persons can be nominated, but I strongly assume they had to be alive in the past, so this is a star-stopper, too.

    But, hey, let's start collecting. If we raise the $15.000 maybe they'll grant the star anyway.
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  2. A good location by ReyTFox · · Score: 2, Informative

    I live in San Francisco right now, though I will soon move for college. The Metreon is an excellent location for this sort of thing, because it has a very video-gamey feeling about it. The architecture is very futuristic, and there are big shiny lights in and around the building itself.

    However, I often go to the Metreon and don't spend a thing, because they often put up gimmicky things like this and I'll go regularly to check for a new exhibit. When Minority Report was in theaters they had the cool car design in it on display, in full scale. Last time I went they had an "interactive projector" where you blocked the projector's light from above with your body and it changed what was displayed in that area - for example, revealing a new picture, or making ripples.

    Sometimes they still manage to suck me in and play their DDREX machine, though. But $2 for five songs is too much! As are the $2 sodas.