Onverse was a free 3D virtual world, social network and gaming platform developed by Onverse, LLC. Wesley moved to a consultant role after 2011. Scott and Ben moved onto other opportunities and Onverse took on a community manager and investor named Johana Schmitz to grow the guide team and provide support for world-building. On August 6, 2009, the Mac OS X client was also opened to the public.Īfter 2009, Onverse downsized its development team and focused on marketing and financing opportunities. After 18 months, the Windows client opened to a public beta on June 15, 2009. The staff soon expanded with the addition of Eric Hoefer (an artist), Ben Steele (an animator), and Scott Mitting (a web developer). Development of the online world began in late 2007 when Pierce was able to convince an engineer, Wesley Macdonald, to take on the project as Chief Technology Officer. He had grown tired of the corporate environment and felt he was "ready to build his own world". Pierce II, former Design Manager for Sony Online Entertainment. Onverse, LLC is a privately held company that was founded in late 2006 by the late Stephen M.
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