To advance the initiative, the Lemelson Center has convened an expert committee of eminent game pioneers, video game scholars and representatives from major museums and archives.
The members of the Video Game Pioneers Initiative advisory group are:
- David Brock, director, Center for Software History, Computer History Museum
- Don Daglow, CEO, 4thRing Inc.
- Jon-Paul Dyson, director, International Center for the History of Electronic Games, Strong Museum
- Richard Garriott, CEO, Portolarium
- Jim Gee, Regents Professor, Literacy Studies, Arizona State University
- Brenda S. Gunn, director for research and collections, University of Texas at Austin
- Richard Hilleman, principal, Widoworx LLC
- Brenda Laurel, principal, Neogaian Interactive
- Henry Lowood, curator, History of Science and Technology, Stanford University Libraries
- Ted Price, CEO, Insomniac Games
- Brenda Romero, chief operating officer, Loot Drop/Romero Games
- John Romero, president, Loot Drop/Romero Games
- Steve Meretzky, vice president, GSN Games
- Sid Meier, director of creative development, Firaxis Games
- Warren Spector, former director, Denius Sams Game Academy, University of Texas at Austin
- Christopher Weaver (chairman), MIT Comparative Media Studies and Lemelson Center Distinguished Research Scholar
Ex-officio members:
- Mark Baer, Baer Family Charitable Trust
- Jeffrey Brodie, deputy director, Lemelson Center
- Arthur Daemmrich, director, Lemelson Center
- Bob Horton, chair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History