Human Code

Human Code
Founded	1993
Founders	Bill Holt Chipp Walters Liz Walker Gary Gattis
Fate	Acquired by Sapient Corporation
Headquarters	Austin, Texas , United States
Key people	David Palumbo (vice president)
Number of employees	70 (1998)

Human Code was a video game developer and multimedia design firm based in Austin, Texas.

History

Human Code was founded in 1993 by Chipp Walters, Liz Walker, and Gary Gattis. Other founders included Bill Holt.

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

In 1998, Human Code started streaming nightly news broadcasts from local CBS affiliate K-EYE.

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

By September 1999, Human Code employed 160 employees.

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

In August 2000, Human Code was acquired by Sapient Corporation for $103.8 million.

Products

Presage Software

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