Private company
American technology corporation
The word 'areae' is also the Latin plural of 'area'. Areae is an American computer technology corporation based in San Diego, California, that was established in July 2006 by Raph Koster. Areae has been officially changed to Metaplace, Inc. to avoid confusion.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The word 'areae' is also the Latin plural of 'area'.2
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Areae, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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