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Trip Hawkins Inducted Into AIAS Hall Of Fame

Posted by Zonk on from the feather-in-the-cap dept.

Voodoo Extreme has the news that game development veteran Trip Hawkins has been inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame. Previous inductees have included luminaries such as Peter Molyneux, Will Wright, and Sid Meier. Individuals are inducted for "pioneering a new game genre; changing the face of the art form through new technology; influencing other designers and products; demonstrating the highest level of creativity and innovation; and consistent product success at a level that helps expand the industry."

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  1. Stop the EA jokes before they start, please. by Moby+Cock · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This makes a great deal of sense to me. Hawkins was a trialblazer in the early video game industry. His influence is perhaps felt more on the business side as opposed to the design side (like Meier and Molyneux). He deserves a place in that Hall of Fame. Well deserved.

    1. Re:Stop the EA jokes before they start, please. by Alkaiser · · Score: 2, Insightful

      No, he doesn't.

      This is like making the 4th person into a sports Hall of Fame an owner. This is disgraceful. You give respect to the guys on the ground floor first, not the guys in the suits. This Hall of Fame has turned into a joke less than 5 inductees in.

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  2. Qualification Requirements? by SpottedKuh · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the AIAS qualification list for induction:

    [C]onsistent product success at a level that helps expand the industry.

    Perhaps they glossed over that requirement in this case? After all, running a company into the ground by selling a console 7x more expensive than their competitors (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip_Hawkins) isn't exactly product success.