Onverse, LLC

Onverse, LLC

Type	Private
Founded	Tempe, Arizona, USA (2006)
Headquarters	Tempe, Arizona, USA
Key people	Stephen M. Pierce II, founder
Industry	Virtual worlds
Products	Virtual worlds, Electronic commerce, software development
Employees	4
Website	onverse.com

Onverse, LLC is a privately held company based out of Tempe, Arizona. Its name is a portmanteau of "online" and "universe."

History

Main article: Onverse#History

Onverse, LLC was founded in late 2006 by Stephen M. Pierce II, former Design Manager for Sony Online Entertainment, who had grown tired of the corporate environment and felt he was "ready to build his own world."^[1] 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.^[1] The staff soon expanded with the addition of Eric Hoefer (an artist), Ben Steele (an animator), and Scott Mitting (a web engineer).^{[2][dead link]}

In late 2009, Ben Steele and Scott Mitting left the company.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Onverse CEO finds dream in online world". 12/31/2009. http://www.azcentral.com/business/abg/articles/2009/12/31/20091231abg-smallbiz1231.html. 
2. ^ "Q&A: Onverse CEO Steve Pierce". 2009-06-30. http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/06/qa-onverse-ceo-steve-pierce.html. 

External links

• Official website