Meier inducted to Hall of Fame

Hunt Valley game maker Sid Meier will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, officials announced last week.

Meier,45, is a legend in the computer game industry. In the early 1980s he pioneered flight simulations and strategy games at Microprose, which he co-founded in 1982 with "Wild Bill" Stealey. One of his best-known efforts, Civilization, was voted the best computer game of all time. His latest game, Alpha Centauri, is already being called a classic.

Meier is the second game designer to be inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame, created by some of the country's most well-known interactive entertainment companies. Meier joins Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, father of Donkey Kong, Mario Brothers and other characters.

Meier said he was honored, but added: "The Hall of Fame has a feeling of someone who is retiring and looking back on a long career. I don't feel I fall into that category."

Pub Date: 03/29/99