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  MobyGames - Papyrus Design Group, Inc.
Papyrus Design Group, Inc. was founded by David Kaemmer and his business partner Omar Khudari in 1987.
It lasted for 17 years and is best known for its series of racing games based on the NASCAR and IndyCar leagues, with a stress on realism, as well as Grand Prix Legends.
Papyrus then did not release another game for four years, until IndyCar Racing in 1993.
www.mobygames.com /company/papyrus-design-group-inc   (449 words)

  
 ISIS Papyrus - Company Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The ISIS Papyrus Group has grown in the 15 years since its inception in 1988 to provide the worlds leading edge technology for Document Integration™.
ISIS Papyrus document application design tools are guaranteed to deliver benchmark and verification applications in 5 to 10 working days of billable workshop training from a provided data file in any format.
Papyrus Capture makes use of the newest findings in the interdisciplinary research fields of pattern recognition and learning systems for concrete solutions, to help to efficiently extract valuable data from all corporate business documents without extensive programming.
www.isis-papyrus.com /e/pages/1/2/companyinfo.html   (1040 words)

  
 papyrus.html
It is unclear from whom the papyrus was purchased, but it was said to have been found between the legs of a mummy in the Assassif district of the Theben necropolis.
The structure of the papyrus is organized by paragraph, each of which are arranged into blocks addressing specific medical ailments.
The papyrus is dated to this period by a note on the recto which states the date as being the 29th year of the reign of Amenenhat III (c.
www.osirisweb.com /egypt/papyrus.htm   (2772 words)

  
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I also spent a lot of time learning about the game design process and was even given the opportunity to create a high-level design document even though the project was never approved (who would have thought that Papyrus wouldn't be interested in a non-racing game).
Good sound designers and composers are also highly sought after so if you have talent in that area you are in a good position.
Realize also that every member of the team, be it a programmer, artist, producer, designer, sound designer or tester contributes to the overall success of the project so respect others for their own unique talents.
www.igda.org /breakingin/profile_dave_konieczny.htm   (1727 words)

  
 Suicide resources for health professionals : PAPYRUS - a national charity in the UK
Suicide resources for health professionals : PAPYRUS - a national charity in the UK These needs extend to all those who are directly involved with a suicidal person - including partners, friends and carers.
Many of the parents who are members of PAPYRUS have spoken of their 'gut feelings' prior to their child's suicide.
People who have been bereaved by suicide are themselves a group at higher risk of suicide than the general population and therefore need ongoing support.
www.papyrus-uk.org /for-health-professionals.html   (836 words)

  
 AVault | PC | NASCAR Racing 4 Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
For over half a decade, Papyrus has been the undisputed king of NASCAR racing simulations; but recently a major outside assault has begun.
A major criticism of earlier Papyrus NASCAR installments has been that the developers preserved parts of a clumsy and archaic engine -- so much so that even some DOS elements raised their ugly head in limiting change.
Without resorting to extraneous bells-and-whistles distracting from the racing itself, the designers have clearly attempted this time to bring the quality of the core experience up several notches.
www.avault.com /reviews/review_temp.asp?game=nasc4   (496 words)

  
 ISIS Papyrus - FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Using the Papyrus Postprocessing functionality it will even be possible to merge pages together which have been generated at different times from different applications.
Papyrus DocEXEC with the Postprocessing functions can either format from a flat file or it can directly access data from e.g.: the dB/2 database on MVS or Oracle, Sybase under NT/UNIX.
The application and logic (PROMPT for data and text) is simply defined in the Papyrus Designer and executed by the Papyrus Client.
www.isis-papyrus.com /e/pages/faq/2/faqsystem.html   (901 words)

  
 Papyrus Design Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papyrus Design Group, Inc. was a computer game developer founded in 1987 by David Kaemmer and Omar Khudari.
It is best known for its series of realistic racing games based on the NASCAR and IndyCar leagues, as well as the unique Grand Prix Legends.
Home of most of the former Papyrus staff now
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Papyrus_Design_Group   (165 words)

  
 Be A Design Group: Typefeces
In agreement with the majority(I assume) of designers in the country, Tom and Donovan give Comic Sans the shake down.
Papyrus is the most over-used typeface in the history of planet Earth.
I think it is interesting that a group of designers can sit around and discuss typefaces by calling them fonts.
www.beadesigngroup.com /blog/archives/2005/09/typefeces.shtml   (1368 words)

  
 Designer's Den: Adam Levesque
Another name which belongs in this group is that of Adam Levesque, now President of Blue Fang Games, who began his career at Papyrus Design Group designing and producing all of the 3D models for IndyCar Racing.
Despite this tremendous success, Levesque and colleague John Wheeler left Papyrus last year to co-found Blue Fang and to develop a completely different type of game, a high fantasy strategy- RPG hybrid called Dragon Hoard which will put the player in the very unusual position of playing a dragon.
Even though I worked on some great games at Papyrus, games which had great critical and market sales success, none of them were even close to the type of racing game we imagined would be the best.
rpgvaultarchive.ign.com /features/den/den1.shtml   (2085 words)

  
 Compact Flash (CF) FAQ
CF cards are designed with flash technology, a non-volatile storage solution that does not require a battery to retain data indefinitely.
When CF slots are designed across numerous platforms, the digital messages can be moved to several different kinds of products using adapter cards.
An office supervisor on their way to work could dictate a message to a subordinate who had submitted a budget update on a spreadsheet.
www.papyrus.co.il /FAQ/compact_flash_(cf)_faq.htm   (1734 words)

  
 IndyCar Series for PC Review - PC IndyCar Series Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
One of the publishers swimming in Papyrus' wake is Codemasters, with their British-designed IndyCar Series.
Such was not the case with the Papyrus IndyCar series because Papyrus had constructed such a dynamic and realistic car model and such superbly distinctive and reactive circuits that no two tracks felt the same.
Furthermore, the Papyrus game was able to spice things up by including all the nonovals that were featured in the real-life series at the time.
www.gamespot.com /pc/driving/indycarseries/review.html   (1404 words)

  
 CS Motorsports 2003
Papyrus has realeased a number of track packs for NR2003 get them.
Papyrus and the Papyrus Logo are trademarks of Papyrus Design Group, Inc. NASCAR®; Racing 2003 Season is officially licensed by NASCAR®;.
® designates trademarks registered in the U.S.A., which may be registered in certain other countries.
www.angelfire.com /nc2/csmotorsports   (105 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Features - "The Designer's Notebook: The Act - Emotion Control with Single-Knob Gameplay"
The company was Papyrus Design Group, which for many years created the most realistic hardcore racing simulations on the market.
He treats the single input device as a design challenge - one of those limitations that tends to provoke creativity.
Even the design of the case is a tricky problem: it needs to attract neophyte players, and men and women equally, something that most coin-ops don't worry about.
www.gamasutra.com /features/20050401/adams_01.shtml   (1762 words)

  
 Papyrus Design Group - Press News - Coming Soon Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Watertown, MA, October 27, 1997 -- Papyrus Design Group, a division of Sierra On-Line, Inc., announces that its first off-road driving program, SODA Off-Road Racing, ships to stores this week.
Papyrus Design Group is a software development division of Sierra On-Line, Inc. Developers of the most compelling software-based racing experiences possible, Papyrus' best-selling products include the NASCAR Racing and CART Racing lines.
Winners of four Software Publishers Association CODIE awards, Papyrus has a ten-year reputation for superior use of physics and realism.
www.csoon.com /issue30/p_siera2.htm   (414 words)

  
 Grand Prix Legends - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papyrus knew that there would be difficulties for the novice even before the simulator was released.
This is because, the first time they play Grand Prix Legends, EVERYBODY spins and crashes." Rumor among simulator racing enthusiasts was that when Jackie Stewart had an opportunity to drive the simulator in the late stages of development, he claimed that it was harder to drive than the actual 1967 Formula One cars.
However, both the default setups and the majority of third-party setups were still designed with the theory used on modern, high-downforce race cars, with the car as low as possible with an extremely stiff suspension to prevent the car from dragging the belly at speed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Prix_Legends   (3132 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I believe that technology exists and is to be designed to further the business goals of the company, not those of the developers.
The design, original implementation, and ongoing stewardship of these systems were my responsibility.
Papyrus Design Group: January 1995 Wrote the sound module for the Indy Car Racing II computer game.
mywebpages.comcast.net /jthomas497/resume.doc   (573 words)

  
 Diamond Multimedia to bundle Papyrus' "NASCAR Racing" with Edge 3D multimedia accelerator Business Wire - Find Articles
Papyrus' "NASCAR Racing" captures all the realism of racing a 680-horsepower stock car at 180 mph on nine NASCAR Winston Cup race tracks, pitting the player against some of the sport's top drivers and teams.
Diamond and NVIDIA Corp., provider of the silicon technology used on the Edge 3D multimedia accelerator, worked closely with Papyrus to create a faster, more realistic version of the award-winning title for the ultimate stock car racing experience on the PC.
Papyrus Design Group Inc., established in 1987, is an entertainment software developer and publisher specializing in highly realistic, graphically intense, fully licensed racing simulations.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1995_Sept_25/ai_17465739   (739 words)

  
 Marianne Gouge | Portfolio | Duke Papyrus Write-up
When the Archive was first placed on-line the Papyrologists were the only users considered in the design, surprisingly the Archive has developed a large group of non-expert users who have discovered the site serendipitously.
For the redesign, a balance between these user groups is sought so that information is provided to assist the non-expert and easy access to the records is provided for the Papyrologists.
This area of navigation is a compromise between the library's template and the user groups.
www.unc.edu /~mgouge/papyrus/dukewrite-up.html   (890 words)

  
 Sierra design group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Papyrus, primarily known for its racing simulations, is the developer of NASCAR® Racing.
Papyrus, primarily known for its racing simulations, is the publisher of NASCAR Racing and...
While this DVD is designed as a hiking guide to Yosemite trails, hikers and armchair travelers alike are singing its' praises.
2274.cow3bz.info   (632 words)

  
 History of Papyrus Racing Games - Features at GameSpot
In Indianapolis 500: The Simulation, Papyrus had taken a real departure from the arcade-type action racers that dominated the young marketplace.
In direct contrast to prevailing wisdom that a good auto racing game should be as wild and wacky as possible, Indy 500 was one of the very first games based on real-world telemetry.
Kaemmer and company had come upon a clever formula in its watershed product that would be substantially revitalized and rebuilt over the next fifteen years to meet the demand of an increasingly sophisticated audience and to satiate Papyrus' desire for perfection.
www.gamespot.com /features/6103365/p-2.html   (1042 words)

  
 Papyrus Design Group - Press News - Coming Soon Magazine
Watertown, MA, October 28, 1997 -- Papyrus Design Group, a division of Sierra On-Line, Inc., announces its NASCAR Racing 3 is due to ship to stores in time for Christmas 1998.
Papyrus Design Group is a software development division of Sierra On-line, Inc. Developers of the most compelling software-based racing experiences possible, Papyrus, best-selling products include the NASCAR Racing and IndyCar Racing lines.
Winners of 4 Software Publishers Association CODIE awards, Papyrus has a ten-year reputation for superior use of physics and realism in their products.
www.csoon.com /issue30/p_siera1.htm   (440 words)

  
 Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Road Rash
While the game may sound like a 'realistic' motorcycle racing game (Motocross comes to mind) - especially with Papyrus' name behind it, it is actually an arcade-style game that pays little attention to real-world physics.
The music is also horrible - you will most likely turn it off after the first few tunes (luckily you won't have to hear it, since this CD-rip is missing the music to save space).
And I have already mentioned the lack of real-world physics, but that's a design choice rather than a flaw.
www.the-underdogs.info /game.php?id=4450   (660 words)

  
 CHEST-Papyrus Homepage
Papyrus bibliographic database, particularly those working in Higher Education in the UK.
These are for Papyrus 7, the current PC version.
Reference 2: Papyrus on NT and Windows95 (installation, mouse and citing) written Jun 1998, updated Aug 2000 for vertical bar, Jul 2001 more mouse problems
www.in.umist.ac.uk /papyrus/index.html   (692 words)

  
 Download Nascar Racing 2 Game DOS
NASCAR Racing 2 is the superb sequel to Papyrus' award-winning NASCAR Racing.
I thought I was fairly adept at your average brake-accelerate PC racer, but NASCAR draws a thin line between exhilarating action-racing and strategic planning.
This is a game where every track must be considered individually when tweaking the design of your car, where you need to know where and when to pit, all while staying aware of your competition's position on the road.
www.download-full-games.com /pc/sports/nascar_racing_2.html   (621 words)

  
 Papyrus Ships CART Racing Business Wire - Find Articles
WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1997-- Papyrus Design Group, the motorsports division of Sierra On-Line, Inc., announces it has shipped CART Racing, a re-release of its award-winning IndyCar Racing II.
Papyrus is currently shipping the game with a $10 mail-in rebate.
Winners of 4 Software Publishers Association CODIE awards, Papyrus has a ten-year reputation for superior use of physics and realism.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1997_Nov_5/ai_19951710   (572 words)

  
 Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH Past Events
His designation, along with SUMMIT, in 2002 for the 8th Annual Satava Award by the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality organization was for his leadership in the field of surgical simulation.
He was involved in the design and implementation of the production pipeline for that sequence and specifically in charge of handling the sentinels and their "swarming" system.
Currently, he is responsible for evangelizing Anark Studio to various groups around the country and working with customers who want to incorporate interactive multimedia for their own internal purposes or to create presentations for their customers.
www.silicon-valley.siggraph.org /past.html   (13458 words)

  
 CARS Rules Page
This is a great way to make new friends, enjoy time with old friends, and experience just a little taste of what it is like to compete in the most exciting sport in the world.
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season® is a registered trademark of Sierra Entertainment, Inc. and Papyrus Design Group.
Visit the Papyrus Design Group website at www.papy.com, or the Sierra Entertainment, Inc. website at www.sierra.com.
www.knology.net /~kevinneal/rules.html   (972 words)

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