WYP
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Valve is moving to a new office with almost double the floor space of their current Bellevue office.
Read more on Valve's plans to move to a new building.
Read more on Valve's plans to move to a new building.
Valve is moving to a new office with double the floor space
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Dicehunter
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Double floor space = 2
2 + 1 = 3, Half Life 3 confirmed !
Double floor space = 2
2 + 1 = 3, Half Life 3 confirmed !
D1rtyD1z619
New member
Article = 1
Double floor space = 2
2 + 1 = 3, Half Life 3 confirmed !
Genius
dwatterworth
New member
Is that square footage the rentable or gross? Stair cores, elevators, meeting spaces, restrooms, HVAC accommodations etc will all quickly eat up that gross square footage.
To put forth the other side of the argument, it could be that they finally bit the bullet and started the often painful process of moving such a large operation.
My own design firm recently moved office space, about tripling the square footage, a balance of new employee space and breathing room for current employees. There was also this air handler in the previous space that when turned on smelled like a combination of old stinky feet and rotting fish...
That sure would be great if it was for a direct expansion of personnel!
Love that suggestion of the VR floor! Set it up like a speedball course and have it out with your pals!
To put forth the other side of the argument, it could be that they finally bit the bullet and started the often painful process of moving such a large operation.
My own design firm recently moved office space, about tripling the square footage, a balance of new employee space and breathing room for current employees. There was also this air handler in the previous space that when turned on smelled like a combination of old stinky feet and rotting fish...
That sure would be great if it was for a direct expansion of personnel!
Love that suggestion of the VR floor! Set it up like a speedball course and have it out with your pals!
Article = 1
Double floor space = 2
2 + 1 = 3, Half Life 3 confirmed !
If only.
WYP
News Guru
Article = 1
Double floor space = 2
2 + 1 = 3, Half Life 3 confirmed !
We can only dream
Wraith
Bettyswollocks
Does anyone truly believe that if Valve announced HL3 it would be any good? Honestly it would have to be the greatest game ever made at this stage, the story, the graphics, the gameplay, the Dev support... it would be a such a let down and we all know it.
Still more space for the new office, more room for VR fails in my eyes. It's the 80s all over again.
Still more space for the new office, more room for VR fails in my eyes. It's the 80s all over again.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Honestly I don't think HL3 is ever going to happen, The truly annoying thing is that Valve don't have the decency to say if it is or isn't coming out.
I like to see the postive in things. We wanted witcher 3 for a long time, it was announced, it came and it was amazing.
SuB
The Webmaster
Have you tried it yet?
Wraith
Bettyswollocks
Yeah tried Vive, wasn't that impressed to be honest. It has application like design, development and education but for gaming it's just wasted IMHO. We discuss this a lot on Discord, the ability to roam and explore places like Everest, Mars deep ocean canyons ect or complex scientific research would be epic though.
SuB
The Webmaster
I don't think you've tried games that show it off tbh... this generation albeit expensive.. doesn't feel like a fad at all, once they can bring the BOM costs down and make it a little more accessible and the game design comes on a bit, it's going to be pretty revolutionary. There are games that are kinda meh, I'll give you that, but then there are some that just click.. and you're there... and it's not something you can really describe, you kind of have to experience it for yourself, but when you do and you suddenly realise the potential.. it's pretty cool
As more of the haptic stuff starts to appear and as the software matures and as dev's start to realise how to make it work properly.. it's gonna be huge.
Wraith
Bettyswollocks
I'm waiting for the nod from my mate at Maplins so I can go down and experience Assetto Corsa and Euro Truck Sim.. it may sway me but I'm kind of on the fence still. It just remains a fad with me same as it did back in the late 80s, it's most definitely more affordable that's for sure compared to the $25,000 back then but I do truly see VR going the same way as the Wii.I don't think you've tried games that show it off tbh... this generation albeit expensive.. doesn't feel like a fad at all, once they can bring the BOM costs down and make it a little more accessible and the game design comes on a bit, it's going to be pretty revolutionary. There are games that are kinda meh, I'll give you that, but then there are some that just click.. and you're there... and it's not something you can really describe, you kind of have to experience it for yourself, but when you do and you suddenly realise the potential.. it's pretty cool
