Onverse, LLC
Encyclopedia
Onverse, LLC is a privately held company based out of Tempe, Arizona
. Its name is a portmanteau of "online
" and "universe
."
, who had grown tired of the corporate environment and felt he was "ready to build his own world." Development of the online world Onverse
began in late 2007 when Pierce was able to convince Onverse's current engineer, Wesley Macdonald, to take on the project. The staff soon expanded with the addition of Eric Hoefer (an artist), Ben Steele (an animator), and Scott Mitting (a web engineer).
In late 2009, Ben Steele and Scott Mitting left the company.
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
. Its name is a portmanteau of "online
ONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
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Universe
The Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature...
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History
Onverse, LLC was founded in late 2006 by Stephen M. Pierce II, former Design Manager for Sony Online EntertainmentSony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment is a game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating massively multiplayer online games, including EverQuest, EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, DC Universe...
, who had grown tired of the corporate environment and felt he was "ready to build his own world." Development of the online world Onverse
Onverse
Onverse is a free online 3D virtual world, social network and gaming platform developed by Onverse, LLC. Onverse, LLC is a privately held company based out of Tempe, Arizona. Its name is a portmanteau of "online" and "universe."-History:...
began in late 2007 when Pierce was able to convince Onverse's current engineer, Wesley Macdonald, to take on the project. The staff soon expanded with the addition of Eric Hoefer (an artist), Ben Steele (an animator), and Scott Mitting (a web engineer).
In late 2009, Ben Steele and Scott Mitting left the company.