Softscape refers to the elements of a landscape that comprise live, horticulture horticultural elements. Softscaping can include, flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, flower beds, etc. This is a term that has been popularized in recent pop culture 2006 onwards on television shows such as Home & Garden Television . The purpose of softscape is to lend character to the landscaping, create an aura, ambience, and reflect the sensibilities of the inhabitants. The term softscape stands in contrast to hardscape which represents inanimate objects of a landscape such as pavers, stones, rocks, etc. See also Landscape Hardscape References reflist External links Category Horticulture and gardening Category Landscape ... more details
Ozark Softscape was a computer game programming team consisting initially of Danielle Bunten Berry Dan Bunten , Bill Bunten programmer Bill Bunten , Jim Rushing, and Alan Watson. History The company was based out of Little Rock , Arkansas and had profound success with a few of their early titles. Ozark Softscape had a publishing deal with Electronic Arts for several of its groundbreaking games. Titles M.U.L.E. 1983 The Seven Cities of Gold game The Seven Cities of Gold 1984 Heart of Africa 1985 Robot Rascals 1986 Modem Wars 1988 In the early 1990s, Ozark Softscape left their partnership with Electronic Arts over a dispute to port some games to cartridge format for the Nintendo entertainment system. They began a partnership with Microprose to produce two more influential titles Command HQ 1990 Global Conquest 1992 Dan later Dani Bunten was arguably the driving force behind Ozark Softscape. A dispute occurred over creating a follow up to M.U.L.E. with Sega in 1993, and the company dissolved. Dani Bunten and the others moved to different areas of the software industry. After Dan s death in 1998 his three children formed a company called MELDANNIC, LLC which stands for Melanie, Daniel and Nicholas to preserve their father s legacy. They are currently doing business as Ozark Legacy and have developed a web site devoted to fans and providing current news about remakes of Ozark Softscape games. http www.OzarkSoftscape.com Melanie Butnten Stark 21 27, 18 September 2009 UTC External links http web.archive.org web 20091027060138 http www.geocities.com conspiracyprime e2 ozark.htm Ozark Softscape Creators of M.U.L.E. Category Companies based in Little Rock, Arkansas Category Defunct companies based in Arkansas Category Video game companies of the United States ... more details
Description Sprite from the M.U.L.E. game 1983 Fair use in M.U.L.E. Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because Ozark Softscape has released no such images into the public domain, and a replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information. The image is being used for no purpose other than to identify the subject of the article. The image resolution has been significantly decreased from the original, so copies made from it would be of inferior quality. The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor inhibits its salability in any way. Licensing Non free game screenshot ... more details
Description Cover art of the game M.U.L.E. Fair use in M.U.L.E. Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because Ozark Softscape has released no such images into the public domain, and a replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information. The image is being used for no purpose other than to identify the subject of the article. The image resolution has been significantly decreased from the original, so copies made from it would be of inferior quality. The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor inhibits its salability in any way. Licensing Non free game cover Atari ... more details
Infobox VG title Cytron Masters image Image Cytron Masters boxart.jpg 225px The box cover of Cytron Masters developer Ozark Softscape publisher SSI designer Danielle Bunten Berry Dan Bunten engine released vgrelease NA 1980 or June 1, 1982 genre Real time tactics modes Single player video game Single player , Multiplayer video game Multiplayer ratings platforms Atari 8 bit family The early machines 400 and 800 Atari 400 800 , Apple II series Apple II media requirements input Cytron Masters is a computer game by Dani Bunten Berry released for the Apple II in either 1980 ref cite web url http www.gamefaqs.com appleii 935210 cytron masters data title Game information at GameFAQs accessdate 23 May 2010 ref or June 1, 1982. ref http mac.ign.com objects 490 490348.html Cytron Masters , IGN ref It was developed by his company, Ozark Softscape , and released by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Cytron Masters is one of the earliest computer games that can be considered a real time strategy game, ref name moby cytron MobyGames id cytron masters ref ref name dani memoirs cite web url http www.anticlockwise.com dani personal biz memoir.htm title Game Design Memoir by Dani Bunten Berry accessdate 13 July 2008 ref or rather a real time tactics predecessor to the genre, ref name 1UP cite web url http www.1up.com do feature?cId 3134179 title Hail to the Duke author Scott Sharkey publisher 1UP.com accessdate 2011 03 01 ref requiring the players to build up their forces in order to win. In the game each player takes the role of the commander, represented on screen in Command Centers located on opposite sides of the screen. Scattered around the screen are eight generators that produce energy. The energy produced by these generators is the resource in the game, similar in function to the more tangible resources gathered in modern RTS games. Energy can then be spent to produce the Cytrons, robot warriors, as well as using it to move them about, fire, and other duties. The playfield consists ... more details
Refimprove date December 2010 Talent management refers to the skills of attracting highly skilled worker s, of integrating new workers, and developing and retaining current workers to meet current and future business objectives. Talent management ref name Article http www.hrexecutive.com HRE story.jsp?storyId 79502486 Article on Talent Management Origins ref in this context does not refer to the management of entertainers . Companies engaging in a talent management strategy shift the responsibility of employees from the human resources department to all managers throughout the organization ref name Article http autoassembly.mckinsey.com html downloads articles War For Talent.pdf The War for Talent ref . The process of attracting and retaining profitable employees, as it is increasingly more competitive between firms and of strategic importance, has come to be known as the war for talent . Talent management is also known as HCM Human Capital Management . The term talent management means different things to different organizations. To some it is about the management of high worth individuals or the talented whilst to others it is about how talent is managed generally i.e. on the assumption that all people have talent which should be identified and liberated. Citation needed date December 2010 History Talent management is a term that emerged in the 1990s to incorporate developments in Human Resources Management which placed more of an emphasis on the management of human resources or talent. The term was coined by David Watkins of Softscape ref name Softscape http www.softscape.com Softscape ref published in an article in 1998 ref name Paper http www.hreonline.com pdfs 03012008SoftscapeDocument.pdf Original Paper from Softscape ref however the connection between human resource development and organizational effectiveness has been established since the 1970s ref Schein, Edgar. Increasing Organizational Effectiveness through Better Human Resources Planning and Development ... more details
Infobox VG title Command HQ developer Ozark Softscape publisher Microplay Software series engine designer Danielle Bunten Berry released vgrelease NA 1991 genre Real time strategy rating platform MS DOS br Mac OS requirements Command HQ is a real time strategy world domination game. It was released in 1990 by Microprose MicroPlay software and was created by acclaimed designer Danielle Bunten Berry Dan Bunten ref moby developer id 8515 name Danielle Berry ref . It was a co winner of Computer Gaming World s 1991 Wargame of the Year award. ref cite journal author Staff title Computer Gaming World s 1991 Games of the Year Awards journal Computer Gaming World issue 88 publisher Golden Empire Publications, Inc year 1991 month November pages 38&ndash 40, 58 ref Overview While Command HQ was recognized as one of the Chronology of real time strategy video games List earliest real time strategy games for the PC, it was preceded by the Ancient Art of War and other trailblazers. However, unlike these games it has elements of unit production and resource use that would be later expanded in games like Dune II and Command and Conquer . Its user interface was also ahead of its time in its use of the mouse to plot movement and the clear presentation of game data. Another innovation was for two players to play against each other with their computers connected over a modem. Players simulate a variety of global wars through time 1918 World War I , 1942 World War II , 1986 World War III , 2023 Alternate history alternative history and a post apocalyptic future in which each player starts from a random position with no knowledge of his location or surroundings. The game is played on a fully revealed map of the world except in the post apocalyptic future setting, when the world is concealed by Fog of war Simulations and games fog of war with various terrain types. The number of cities determines ... games Category North America exclusive video games Category Ozark Softscape games Category Real time ... more details
2011 08 03 ref In September 2010, SumTotal Systems announced the acquisition of Softscape ref name Softscape cite web url http www.sumtotalsystems.com press index.html 2010 09 20 1 title Acquisition of Softscape announcement publisher 2010 09 20 accessdate 2011 08 03 ref SumTotal was formerly ... more details
Rushing one of the four original partners in Ozark Softscape , M.U.L.E. was initially called Planet ... games Category Sharp X1 games Category MSX games Category Ozark Softscape games de MULE es ... more details
BLP sources date February 2011 Joe Ybarra born 1954 is one of the original game producer s at Electronic Arts ref name 2007OGDC cite web url http www.2007.loginconference.com speaker.php?id 27 title Speaker Details Joseph Ybarra year 2007 work 2007 Online Game Developers Conference publisher Evergreen Events location Issaquah, WA accessdate February 26, 2011 ref in 1982 along with Stewart Bonn , Dave Evans Apple , Susan Lee Merrow and Pat Marriott , where the concept of a game producer was created by Trip Hawkins . During this time he produced several highly acclaimed computer games , including M.U.L.E. ref name 2007OGDC by Danielle Bunten Berry Dani Bunten and Ozark Softscape , The Seven Cities of Gold video game Seven Cities of Gold also by Bunten , Starflight ref name 2007OGDC and One on One Dr. J vs. Larry Bird Dr. J. and Larry Bird Go One on One by Eric Hammond game programmer Eric Hammond . Ybarra was also the original producer on the first version of Madden NFL . He later led product development for game publisher Infocom and produced MMORPG s for Sierra Online . He had been working with Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and its subsidiary FireSky on the Stargate Worlds MMO as the Vice President of Product Development. ref name 2007OGDC However, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment filed for bankruptcy on February 12, 2010 ref name CourthouseNews cite web url http www.courthousenews.com 2010 08 26 29886.htm title Funny Business Alleged in Video Game last1 Ross first1 Jamie date August 26, 2010 publisher Courthouse News Service location Pasadena, CA accessdate February 26, 2011 ref and no longer sells or operates Stargate Resistance . ref name CME Update cite web url http www.cheyenneme.com news 588 title News CME Update date January 17, 2011 month year work publisher Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment accessdate February 26, 2011 quote As we indicated in our previous announcement, as of January 16, 2011, we are unfortunately no longer able to sell or operate Stargate R ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2011 Landscape design is an independent profession and a design and art tradition, practised by landscape designers, combining nature and culture . In contemporary practice landscape design bridges between landscape architecture and garden design . Citation needed date May 2011 Design scope Landscape design focuses on both the integrated master landscape planning of a property and the specific garden design of landscape elements and plant s within it. The practical, Design aesthetic , Horticulture horticultural , and environmental sustainability components merit Landscape design inclusion. It is often divided into hardscape design and softscape design. Landscape designers often collaborate with related disciplines such as architecture and geography , soils and civil engineering , surveying , Landscaping landscape contracting , botany , and artisan specialties. Design project focus can tend towards in landscape design artistic composition and artisanship, horticultural finesse and expertise, and a detailed site involvement emphasis from concepts through construction whereas in landscape architecture focus of urban planning, city and regional parks, civic and corporate landscapes, large scale interdisciplinary projects, and delegation to contractors after completing designs. There can be significant overlap of talents and skills, depending on the education, licensing, and experience of the professional.Both landscape designers and landscape architects practice landscape design. Citation needed date May 2011 Design approach Factors in designing include objective qualities such as the climate and microclimates topography and orientation, site drainage and groundwater recharge municipal and resource building codes, soils and irrigation, human and vehicular access and circulation, recreational amenities ie sports and water , furnishings and lighting, native plant habitat botany when present, property safety and security, landscape detailing construct ... more details
game Seven Cities of Gold, The 1987 Ozark Softscape Electronic Arts Seven Cities of Gold Commemorative Edition 1993 Sega , Ozark Softscape Electronic Arts Seven Spirits of Ra, The 1987 Sir Tech Sex ... more details
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