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Onverse is an online 3D virtual world developed by Onverse, LLC, a company based in Tempe, Arizona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBB Business Review )〕 It was released for PC's on June 15, 2009 and was released shortly after (August) for Mac. As of December 7, 2013, Onverse has 645,921 users.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kuboo Inc Signs Letter Of Agreement To Acquire Onverse LLC )〕 ==History== Onverse, LLC was founded in late 2004 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." Development of the online world began in late 2005 when Pierce was able to convince an 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). After 18 months, the Windows client opened to a public beta on June 15, 2007. On August 6, 2007, the Mac OS X client opened to the public.〔 Onverse's beta testing stage lasted from June 15, 2007 - February 2, 2009. Onverse now continues to update the game. Jo Schmitz, also a member of the crew, became a Developer in 2010. Pierce started the development team in December 2004. Wes MacDonald (The Engineer) joined the crew in August 2005. Eric Hoefer (The Artist) joined the crew in January 2006. Ben Steele (The Animator) joined the crew in May 2006. Scott Mitting joined the crew in February 2007. As of March 2015, the active members of the crew include Eric Hoefer and Jo Schmitz. Wes MacDonald, as of December 2009, left Onverse, LLC and assumed a position at Turtle Rock Studios in Orange County, CA. It is unknown if Wes MacDonald is still active in any of the site and/or game's development. On March 18, 2015, Pierce was involved in a fatal car accident, and died from his injuries three days later on March 21, 2015. Shortly after Pierce's death,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=143162 )〕 Eric Hoefer announced that Onverse will continue to remain active. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Onverse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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