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I am selling my autographed Trip Hawkins 4x6 photograph.
Hawkins is an American entrepreneur and founder ofElectronic Arts,The 3DO Company, andDigital Chocolate.
A fan of theStrat-O-Matic Footballpen and paper games, Hawkins started his first business as a teenager trying to create a knockoff version. He borrowed $5,000 from his father to start up the venture and advertised his game in NFL Game Programs, but the business failed. Eventually, he received his first computer and became interested in creating a digital football game, because it would allow players to avoid the challenging math of the game, which was all handled internally. He designed his own undergraduate major atHarvard UniversityinStrategyand AppliedGame Theory.
Around this time, in 1975, Hawkins estimated that it would take home computer saturation seven years to make a viable career out of game design. He was the director of strategy and marketing atApple Computerin 1982 when he left to found Electronic Arts (EA), avideo game publisher. EA was successful for many years under his leadership. He has been credited with spearheading the games industry's evolution from simple one-person creations to complex team projects during this time. One of his first big wins was to signJohn Maddenon as a spokesperson and a consultant to his company's football game which would eventually lead to the popularMadden NFLseries of video games.
In 2005, Hawkins became the eighth person to be inducted into theAcademy of Interactive Arts & SciencesHall of Fame.
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