Valve, the Bellevue, WA-based video game development company, was already one of the most successful and highly-regarded businesses of its type when it again revolutionized computer gaming. Years before, Valve released the critically acclaimed first-person shooter Half-Life, to this day considered by many to be the greatest game to be released on the PC platform. [...]
Author Archives: Tom Schaetzle
Comfort of Popularity vs. Usability: Bucking the Trend
Mar 01/10 – 9:45 am
What would happen if, out of nowhere, a company came out with a better MP3 player than Apple? Better storage, more functions, etc. for a better price? Well, it’s happened. Multiple times. Some competing MP3 players offer all of these superiorities, but have failed to achieve the prestige of the Apple iPod due to its [...]
Functional Requirements and Use Cases: Avoiding Accidents and Mix-ups in System Engineering
Feb 11/10 – 2:37 pm
Ok. You have decided to make a monumental decision: you are going to hire an architectural company to build a new house for you. After months and months and what has to equal hundreds of thousands of dollars, you drive to your new home, walk in and…realize things aren’t quite right. You flip the switch for [...]