Activision Office

December 31st, 2008 by Jose

The world would be a pretty dreary place without Activision. Imagine, if you will, a life without Pitfall!, without Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and without Guitar Hero. That is bleak world, my friends, and not one I would want to be a part of. So, before I take my own life, let us return to a time and place where we do our darndest to avoid pits, where anyone can skate like Tony Hawk, and where even 5 year olds can shred like Slash.

Activision’s office in Santa Monica is just what you’d expect from a major video game publishing company, what with their motion capture studio, their graffiti walls, and their numerous skateboards and guitars. The best part, though, is definitely the map of LA on the wall of the conference room. I heard that the map is so accurate, it’s actually used as the official LA map on Google Maps. It’s true, I checked on Snopes and everything.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images courtesy of Eleventh Earl of Mar.

Wanna work at Activision? Yeah you know it. Find something here.

(7 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)

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Three Rings Design Offices

December 29th, 2008 by Stephen

three rings logo Three Rings Design is a game design company that makes ‘persistent world online games’ or PWOG’s, not to be confused with pogs, the fun game of throwing heavy slammers at milkcaps. Anyways, the company is located in San Francisco just down the street from SFMOMA. If you haven’t yet, you should check out some of the games they’ve created here.

This office is by far the most creative office we’ve ever featured here. Instead of going with normal furniture, Three Rings decided to go with custom pieces that you literally will not find anywhere else. For instance, would Microsoft has a tenta-couch? I think not. Would Facebook have boat-on-the-high-seas themed couches? Nope. Lastly, if I’m not mistaken, it looks like they have a hidden passage behind a bookshelf. I don’t think that Google Zurich can even boast that.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images sent our way by Three Rings co founder Michael Bayne. Office was designed and built by Because We Can.

(14 votes, average: 4.64 out of 5)

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Google NYC Office- Video Tour

December 19th, 2008 by Stephen

We’ve shown a few pictures of Google’s offices in NYC, but it is always nice to see the place in action. Here is a quick video tour that gives a little bit of extra detail that pictures just can’t do. Enjoy!

(10 votes, average: 4.7 out of 5)

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Viewzi Office Expansion

December 18th, 2008 by Stephen

One of my favorite experiences of running this website is when we get to see companies modify their existing office spaces or even expand and grow them. The latter is the case for Viewzi, a company which Jose posted about before, and I should have written an update for a while ago. Somehow I just located several offices sitting in my email box that need to be posted. But enough about how I suck, lets check out how these offices rock.

First off, the company kept with the rich reddish color for walls which is very pleasing to the eyes. An added bonus to the new space are the large windows which offer a ton of natural light (not the beer) and some nice views. Looks like a nice expansion for everyone!

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IMAGE CREDIT: Images sent over by Travis Isaacs.

(12 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)

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Sanborn Media Factory Office

December 17th, 2008 by Jose

Sure, it’s called a factory, and there’s a menacing industrial complex on the logo, but Sanborn Media Factory can’t fool me. They’re nothing more than a successful, talented interactive agency located in New York City. They do all sorts of stuff, from Flash games to ad campaigns to podcasts. Over the years they’ve done work with some pretty big names, including the New York Times, Jeep, and Victoria’s Secret.

SMF’s walls are seasonally appropriate (and very classy), but I’m thinking their holiday spirit might be a bit lacking. While that is a very nice wreath, I usually like more than one lonely decoration in my workspace. And by the way, does anyone else’s brain go all crazy when they look at the third picture? It looks like a weird doorway in a giant wall. Just me? Sorry. Carry on.

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