Comments on: Metaplace Unveiled: Raph Koster Brings Virtual World To The Web

By: OwenKelly.net » Blog Archive » Metaplace: closed due to lack of traction

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:22:53 +0000

[...] standard code which drives the web” This quote is from an interview Koster gave in 2007 with GigaOm, just before he officially introduced Metaplace at Techcrunch. He said that Up to now, most MMOs [...]

By: Nerfbat » Metaplace

Nerfbat » Metaplace — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:48:24 +0000

[...] it is many virtual worlds that can be accessed from one place. It is much better explained in this article, and on the (currently bogged down) Metaplace website. Congrats to Raph and company on the [...]

By: Koster’s Metaplace Gets $6.7M in Series B Funding - GigaOM

Koster’s Metaplace Gets $6.7M in Series B Funding - GigaOM — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:22:22 +0000

[...] Koster first gave me a detailed demo of Metaplace, back in September 2007, the MMO was still in alpha and the company (which he co-founded with John Donham) was still called [...]

By: Updated: Can Sims Carnival Compete? - GigaOM

Updated: Can Sims Carnival Compete? - GigaOM — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:28:50 +0000

[...] description and development schedule, it’ll be competing with platforms like Raph Koster’s Metaplace or Three Ring’s Whirled; to really compete, however, EA will have to let Sims Carnival users [...]

By: Consort Partners » GigaOm on Metaplace

Consort Partners » GigaOm on Metaplace — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:38:20 +0000

[...] Check out the GigaOm article here [...]

By: How Will Activision Blizzard Change Games Sector? - GigaOM

How Will Activision Blizzard Change Games Sector? - GigaOM — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:17:06 +0000

[...] company. What’s more likely is that EA will look for other acquisitions. Raph Koster, who started a company that bridges the web with virtual worlds, notes that EA seems to be moving towards global media concerns while Activision (ATVI) has been [...]

By: Metaplace vragen en antwoorden

Metaplace vragen en antwoorden — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:13:24 +0000

[...] meer informatie, bekijk het officiële forum of dit artikel. Stem of voeg toe aan [...]

By: Jeff McNeill » Blog Archive » links for 2007-11-13

Jeff McNeill » Blog Archive » links for 2007-11-13 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:18:58 +0000

[...] Metaplace Unveiled: Raph Koster Brings Virtual World To The Web « GigaOM (tags: metaplace) [...]

By: Ledomay

Ledomay — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:28:50 +0000

"I find it amazing that people can make 10k to half a million friends on the Internet yet they cant say hello to the passing neighbor.

I think getalife.com at this point is very much needed."

I find it amazing how some people, think their 'preferred meaningful activities' are objectively and unarguably more worthwhile, than the chosen activities of others.

Maybe, some people don't want to talk with their neighbours because they are likely to share little common ground, if they 'vibed well' then they'd talk.

More importantly, with over 1000 online friends who share your passions... why would you NEED to talk to every random stranger who you walk past? it can be fun to do so, but implying that it's 'wrong' to not do so, is the height of insanity.

'Get a life'? what is a 'life'? no, really...

as long as we're alive, and doing activities that we find fun and/or meaningful then we already have a good 'life' of lifestyle.

Saying, that people who spend most of their time talking with online friends are not as happy as those who communicate face to face... is eqivalent to saying that people who drive red cars are far happier than those who drive green.

I for one do talk with my neighbours, and spend 5 hours a day online. This is a good lifestyle for me.

By: Virtual Intertia « The Willie Way

Virtual Intertia « The Willie Way — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:14:04 +0000

[...] James Au of GigaOM gave the new software a great writup. At the TechChrunch40 conference, were Metaplace was [...]