Tim Schafer to Be Inducted Into AIAS Hall of Fame at DICE Awards This Month

Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) Hall of Fame this month at the 26th Annual DICE Awards in recognition of his more than 30 years of influence on the games industry.

Schafer’s career began in 1989 as a programmer at LucasArts, working on games such as Indiana Jones, last Crusade and Maniac Mansion. He was eventually invited by Ron Gilbert to produce The Secret of Monkey Island and its sequel, both to critical acclaim. Schafer went on to design games such as Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango, before eventually leaving LucasArts in 2000 to found Double Fine Productions, creating Psychonauts, Psychonauts 2, and Brutal. Created Legend, Broken Age.

AIAS Hall of Fame status is awarded to “game creators who have contributed to the development of highly influential games that have advanced a particular genre”. Schaefer joins past winners such as Ed Boone, Connie Booth, Bonnie Ross, Todd Howard and Hideo Kojima.

“Tim has been a beacon of creativity and innovation in the gaming industry for decades,” said Greg Rice, head of PlayStation Creators awarding awards. “Since the early days of LucasArts, he has set the benchmark for storytelling in games.With the formation of Double Fine, he not only continues to deliver incredible games, but is doing the same I have created a place that allows me to inspire and support others who are in. He is truly a legend.”