Trip Hawkins Inducted Into AIAS Hall Of Fame

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 1, 2005 @07:29AM 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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Qualification Requirements? by SpottedKuh · 2005-02-01 08:21 · 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.