Music/Sounds:A fragment of Hazardous Environmentplays.Īvailability: Uncommon. Variant: For Half-Life 2, t he color of this logo has been toned down from its original sepia, the fade-in and fade-out are smoother, 'trembling' effects are added to the photo and copyright stamps follow the fade-out.įX/SFX: The picture and text fading-in and out, the intentional choppiness. The concept for this logo is 'Open your eyes'. Both this picture of the man and the picture used in the next logo were taken between 19. Trivia: The man in the picture was that of a former Valve employee (possibly Mike Harrington). Associating factory background sounds can also be heard.Īvailability: It was only used as a tech demo for the GoldSrc engine.Įditor's Note: Nice animation showcasing the GoldSrc engine, although the concept can scare people off. It is hard to hear it without headphones or listening closely, however. Music/Sounds/Trivia :' Hazardous Environments', a song composed for the company's first video game: Half-Life. This concept, 'Open your mind', was eventually used in-game in 2006.

The map, titled 'valve.bsp', was designed by Greg Coomer, Steve Theodore designed the models, and Doug Wood provided the animations. He gets up, strangely without any ache or pain whatsoever as if nothing happened.įX/SFX: GoldSrc animation. He puts his profile on the base and when the press (which has the Valve logo on it) goes over his head, it plants a dark red valve (spiggot.mdl) on the side of his head. We see a shirtless bald man wearing long pants(mrvalve.mdl) getting ready to pull a lever that starts-up a letterpress-esque machine. Logo : We zoom in over the exterior of a big dark gray building (sort of like a jail or factory), and go through one of the windows. They are also known for the Counter-Strike series, the Team Fortress series, the Left 4 Dead series, the Portal series, and the Day of Defeat series. They are best known for their 1998 debut product, Half-Life, and the Steam digital distribution platform. Video captures courtesy of Combine OverWiki and pepperkunīackground : Valve Corporation is an American video game developer and distributor that was founded in 1996 in Bellevue, Washington.

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