Human Code

Founded	1993[1]
Founders	Bill Holt[2] Chipp Walters Liz Walker Gary Gattis
Fate	Acquired by Sapient Corporation
Headquarters	Austin, Texas , United States
Key people	David Palumbo (vice president}[3]
Number of employees	70 (1998[4])

Human Code was a video game developer and multimedia design firm based in Austin, Texas.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Human Code was founded in 1993 by Chipp Walters^[10], Liz Walker, and Gary Gattis.^[11] Other founders included Bill Holt.^[2]

In 1995, Human Code acquired Japanese design firm IDEC.^[12] IDEC was later renamed Human Code Japan.^[12] The same year the company reported revenues of $2 million.^[13]

In 1999, Human Code helped design the software components of Zowie Intertainment's PlayZones toys.^[14] It also secured $5 million in venture capital funding to fuel its continued rapid market expansion.^[15]

By September 1999, Human Code employed 160 employees.^[16]

In February 2000, Human Code acquired Top Drawer Productions, a multimedia developer of custom e-learning applications for educational publishers and corporate training.^[17]

In August 2000, Human Code was acquired by Sapient Corporation.^[18][19]

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Reference(s)
1993	Marsbook	Macintosh	[20]
1994	The Cartoon History of the Universe	Windows	[21]
1995	Nile: Passage to Egypt	Macintosh, Windows	[22]
1995	Operation: Weather Disaster	Macintosh, Windows	[23]
1998	Barbie Riding Club	Windows	[24]

Presage Software (also known as Presage Software and Development Co)^[25][26]was a company acquired by Human Code in March 1999.^[15] It was founded in 1986 and was based in San Rafael, California.^[15]

Title	Platform(s)	Reference(s)
Hexen: Beyond Heretic	Macintosh version	[27]
Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge	Macintosh and Windows95 versions	[28]
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns	Macintosh and Windows versions	[29]
Prince of Persia	Macintosh version	[30]
Star Wars Screen Entertainment	Macintosh and Windows versions	[31]
Oh No! More Lemmings	Macintosh version	[32]
Lemmings	Macintosh version	[33]
Flashback	Macintosh version	[34]
RoboSport	Windows version	[35]
The Even More Incredible Machine	Macintosh and Windows versions	[36]
BreakThru!	Macintosh version	[37]
Contraption Zack	MS-DOS and Amiga versions	[38]
Grand Slam Bridge II	Windows version	[39]
The Incredible Toon Machine	Macintosh and Windows versions	[40]
Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors	MS-DOS version	[41]
Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra	Macintosh version	[42]
Solitaire Deluxe	Windows95 version	[43]
Spaceward Ho!	Windows and MS-DOS versions	[44]
Take a Break! Crosswords	Macintosh version	[45]
Vegas Games	Macintosh version	[46]
World of Xeen	Macintosh version	[47]
Drawing Discoveries	Macintosh, Windows, and Windows95 versions	[48]
Chess Mates	Macintosh, Windows and Windows95 versions	[49]
Menlo the Frog	Macintosh, Windows, and Windows95 versions	[50]
Mario Teaches Typing	Macintosh version	[51]
Mario's Fundamentals	Macintosh, Windows, and MS-DOS versions	[52]
The Backyard	Macintosh, Windows, and MS-DOS versions	[53]
Read, Write & Type	Macintosh and Windows versions	[54]
Dvorak on Typing	Windows version	[55]
The Playroom	Macintosh, Windows, and Windows95 versions	[56]
Zurk's Learning Safari	Macintosh and MS-DOS versions	[57]

• Official website (archived)