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Metaplace
Metaplace was a software platform intended to democratize the development of virtual worlds, which was later used to make Facebook games. The company was established by '' Ultima Online'' and ''Star Wars Galaxies'' designer Raph Koster. According to the official website, the platform was "client-agnostic", which means that virtual worlds developed on Metaplace can be accessed using any device that connects to the Web. Product summary Metaplace provides user-generated virtual worlds. As Metaplace is browser based, worlds made with Metaplace can connect to each other through hyperlinks. Every object in Metaplace has a unique URL. This character of Metaplace allows advanced users to use these URLs in setting up and reading RSS feeds, set up ad services within worlds, and access and show content from the web within their worlds. According to founder Raph Koster, Metaplace seeks to "make online world elements... part of the standard code which drives the web" Metaplace uses a Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areae
:''The word 'areae' is also the Latin plural of 'area'.'' Areae is an American computer technology corporation based in San Diego, California, that was established in July 2006 by Raph Koster. Areae has been officially changed to Metaplace, Inc. to avoid confusion. Funded by Charles River Ventures and Crescendo Ventures, Areae develops the Metaplace software platform that democratizes the development of virtual worlds. History In January 2010, the company pivoted towards using its virtual worlds platform to build social games on Facebook Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andre .... It released two successful games on Facebook using its platform, Island Life and My Vineyard, after which the company was acquired by Playdom. References External links Metaplace(official we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raph Koster
Raphael "Raph" Koster (born September 7, 1971) is an American entrepreneur, computer game designer, game designer, and author of ''A Theory of Fun for Game Design''. Koster is widely recognized for his work as the lead designer of ''Ultima Online'' and the creative director behind ''Star Wars Galaxies''. From 2006 until 2013 he worked as the founder and president of Metaplace (previously operating as Areae and acquired by social gaming company Playdom in 2010, which was in turn acquired by Disney) producing a Facebook game platform. Biography Koster attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, receiving a bachelor's degree in English (creative writing) and Spanish in 1992. The same year he became involved with Multi-user dungeon, MUDs as a developer of ''Worlds of Carnage'', then in 1994 moved on to become implementor of ''LegendMUD'', where he was known as Ptah. He also played ''MUME'' for a time. On May 10, 1992, he married Kristen who would later work alongside him at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |