Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 History  





2 References  





3 External links  














Areae







Add links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


The word 'areae' is also the Latin plural of 'area'.
Metaplace, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo Games
FoundedSan Diego (2006)
HeadquartersSan Diego, California

Key people

Raph Koster, John Donham
ProductsMetaplace
ParentPlaydom
Websitewww.metaplace.com

Areae is an American computer technology corporation located 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.[1]

History

[edit]

In January 2010, the company pivoted towards using its virtual worlds platform to build social games on Facebook. It released two successful games on Facebook using its platform, Island Life and My Vineyard, after which the company was acquired by Playdom.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Virtual Worlds opened up to all". BBC News. 2007-09-19. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  • ^ "Playdom Buys Resurgent Social Games Startup Metaplace". ContentNext Media. 2010-07-08. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  • [edit]


  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Areae&oldid=1063268868"

    Categories: 
    Companies based in San Diego
    Video game companies established in 2006
    Metaplace
    MUD organizations
    Video game companies of the United States
    MUD stubs
    Hidden category: 
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 2 January 2022, at 03:11 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki