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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. To the founder of Electronic Arts by Goosey · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I don't think anyone can claim that the founder of Electronic Arts has not had a signficant impact on the video game industry. That being said I am weathering my house for the flame storm I am predicting not far down the road.

    Truely though, he left EA in what, 1991? To found 3DO of all companies, a company which really didn't have much impact on the industry. Now he is trying another venu, Digital Chocolate.. A Pocket-Computer game developer.. Considering that EA wasn't really that big a deal back in 1991, how much effect did this man really have. I hate to sound like I am trying to cheapen his award (because, thats exactly what I sound like), but I think there are a number of developers out there who are more deserving of this award.

    One can not help but wonder what the industry would be like if he was still running EA. Considering his success with 3DO, I will speculate that the face of the industry would be much different.

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    1. Re:To the founder of Electronic Arts by jeblucas · · Score: 4, Informative
      Considering that EA wasn't really that big a deal back in 1991, how much effect did this man really have.
      Perhaps you are forgetting something.... ONE ON ONE: DR J VS LARRY BIRD. Still the best sports title of all time (just barely squeaking by Tecmo Bowl and 8-bit NES Ice Hockey with Team 4-Fat-Guys). They also made M.U.L.E., Wasteland, Earl Weaver Baseball, Populous, The Bard's Tale. Just awesome. All this before Hawkins left, so I think he had a pretty big impact.
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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.