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