genre codename: gordon
The concept of ___MASK21___ games as a form of art is a controversial topic within the ___MASK76___ industry . Though ___MASK21___ games have been afforded legal protection as creative works by the Supreme Court of the United States , the philosophical proposition that ___MASK21___ games are works of art remains in question , even when considering the contribution of expressive elements such as graphics , storytelling and music . Even art games , games purposely designed to be a work of creative expression , have been challenged as works of art by some critics . Valve Corporation ( commonly referred to as Valve ) is an American ___MASK21___ ___MASK60___ developer and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue , Washington . The company is known for the " Half - Life ", " Counter - Strike ", " Portal ", " Day of Defeat ", " Team Fortress ", and " Left 4 Dead " series , " Dota 2 ", and its software distribution platform Steam . A creditor is a ___MASK14___ ( e . g . person , organization , company , or ___MASK31___ ) that has a claim on the services of a second ___MASK14___ . It is a person or institution to whom money is owed . The first ___MASK14___ , in general , has provided some property or service to the second ___MASK14___ under the assumption ( usually enforced by contract ) that the second ___MASK14___ will return an equivalent property and service . The second ___MASK14___ is frequently called a debtor or borrower . The first ___MASK14___ is the creditor , which is the lender of property , service or money . A display device is an output device for presentation of ___MASK81___ in visual or tactile form ( the latter used for example in tactile electronic displays for blind people ). When the input ___MASK81___ is supplied has an electrical signal , the display is called an " electronic display ". A ___MASK21___ ___MASK60___ is an electronic ___MASK60___ that involves human or animal interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a ___MASK21___ device such as a TV screen or computer monitor . The word " ___MASK21___ " in " ___MASK21___ ___MASK60___ " traditionally referred to a raster display device , but as of the 2000s , it implies any type of display device that can produce two - or three - dimensional images . Some theorists categorize ___MASK21___ games as an art form , but this designation is controversial . Half - Life 2 ( stylized as HLF - LIFE ) is a first - person shooter ___MASK21___ ___MASK60___ developed and published by Valve Corporation . The sequel to 1998 ' s " Half - Life ", it was released in November 2004 , following a five - year , $ 40 million development phase , during which a substantial part of the project was leaked and distributed on the Internet . The ___MASK60___ was developed alongside Valve ' s Steam software and the Source engine . First - person shooter ( FPS ) is a ___MASK21___ ___MASK60___ ___MASK6___ which is centered on gun and projectile weapon - based combat through a first - person perspective ; that is , the player experiences the action through the eyes of the protagonist . The first - person shooter shares common traits with other shooter games , which in turn fall under the heading ___MASK9___ . From the ___MASK6___ ' s inception , advanced 3D or pseudo - 3D graphics have challenged hardware development , and multiplayer gaming has been integral . Codename : Gordon ( also known as Half - Life 2D ) is a 2D side - scrolling shooter ___MASK21___ ___MASK60___ made by Paul `` X - Tender '' Kamma and Sönke `` Warbeast '' Seidel . The ___MASK60___ was produced on behalf of Nuclearvision , and was distributed free of charge over Valve Software ' s Steam online delivery system as a promotional title for the then - upcoming Half - Life 2 . The ___MASK60___ has since been removed from Steam ' s storefront due to factors related to the developer ' s bankruptcy . The ___MASK60___ started off as a fan project of Paul Kamma and Sönke Seidel , the concept being inspired by various Half - Life 2 advertisements . Soon after , the two started working on Codename : Gordon on behalf of Nuclearvision . The company also presented the ___MASK60___ to Valve , the developer team of the original Half - Life series , who later distributed the ___MASK60___ through Steam . Codename : Gordon has been overall well received by both reviewers , and the public , the ___MASK60___ attracting over 600 , 000 players in the first three weeks after its release . Reviewers appreciated the ___MASK60___ for its gameplay and unique dialog style , but also criticized it for its improper optimization , and lack of opponent variety . Bankruptcy is a legal status of a person or other entity that cannot repay the debts it owes to creditors . In most jurisdictions , bankruptcy is imposed by a court order , often initiated by the debtor . An electronic ___MASK60___ is a ___MASK60___ that employs electronics to create an interactive system with which a player can ___MASK78___ . Video ___MASK60___ is the most common form today , and for this reason the terms are often mistakenly used synonymously . Other common forms of electronic ___MASK60___ include such products as handheld electronic games , standalone systems ( e . g . pinball , slot machines , or electro - mechanical arcade games ), and exclusively non - visual products ( e . g . audio games ). ___MASK41___ ( from Imager for Magnetopause - to - Aurora Global Exploration ), or Explorer 78 , was a NASA MIDEX mission that studied the global response of the Earth ' s magnetosphere to changes in the solar wind . It was launched ___MASK94___ 25 , 2000 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg AFB and ceased operations in December 2005 . The user interface ( UI ), in the industrial ___MASK44___ field of human  computer interaction , is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur . The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine from the human end , whilst the machine simultaneously feeds back ___MASK81___ that aids the operators ' decision - making process . Examples of this broad concept of user interfaces include the interactive aspects of computer operating systems , hand tools , heavy machinery operator controls , and process controls . The ___MASK44___ considerations applicable when creating user interfaces are related to or involve such disciplines as ergonomics and psychology .