Walk of Game
Encyclopedia
The Walk of Game is a year-round attraction in the United States
honoring the icons and pioneers of the video game industry, and is located inside Metreon
, an entertainment shopping center in San Francisco, California
. It notes the most influential game characters of that year.
Gamers worldwide cast their votes through paper ballots and online submissions at the Walk of Game website during a one-month voting period. Ballots were held during October in the years 2005 and 2006. There have not been additional ballots opened since; as such, the practice appears to have been discontinued. The top four games/characters and two lifetime achievers are then honored with a permanent, 24"x24", customized steel star on Walk of Game.
The attraction is deliberately similar to Hollywood, California's Walk of Fame
, as suggested by the similar name and customised floor tiles.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
honoring the icons and pioneers of the video game industry, and is located inside Metreon
Metreon
The Metreon is a shopping center located in downtown San Francisco at the corner of 4th Street and Mission Street. It is a four-story 350,000 square foot building built over the corner of the underground Moscone Center convention center...
, an entertainment shopping center in San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It notes the most influential game characters of that year.
Gamers worldwide cast their votes through paper ballots and online submissions at the Walk of Game website during a one-month voting period. Ballots were held during October in the years 2005 and 2006. There have not been additional ballots opened since; as such, the practice appears to have been discontinued. The top four games/characters and two lifetime achievers are then honored with a permanent, 24"x24", customized steel star on Walk of Game.
The attraction is deliberately similar to Hollywood, California's Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
, as suggested by the similar name and customised floor tiles.
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