The Strong National Museum of Play has just announced the inaugural members of its
Video Game Hall of Fame. Games that chosen are put on permanent display in the museum’s
eGameRevolution exhibit.
The selection criteria for nomination into the Hall of Fame are the following:
• Icon-status: The game is widely recognized and remembered.
• Longevity: The game is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over time.
• Geographical reach: The game meets the above criteria across international boundaries.
• Influence: The game has exerted significant influence on the design and development of other games, on other forms of entertainment, or on popular culture and society in general. A game may be inducted on the basis of this criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.
Members of the public are able to
nominate a game to be considered for this distinction and nominations received through the end of March 2016 will be considered for induction. Let us present the case that Shenmue more than meets the criteria to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and that it deserves to be placed on permanent display as a seminal work of creativity within the gaming industry.
Written by:
Sean