<s>
The	O
word	O
'	O
areae	B-Application
 '	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
Latin	O
plural	O
of	O
'	O
area	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Areae	B-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
computer	O
technology	O
corporation	O
located	O
in	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
July	O
2006	O
by	O
Raph	B-Application
Koster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Areae	B-Application
has	O
been	O
officially	O
changed	O
to	O
Metaplace	B-Language
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funded	O
by	O
Charles	O
River	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Crescendo	O
Ventures	O
,	O
Areae	B-Application
develops	O
the	O
Metaplace	B-Language
software	B-Device
platform	I-Device
that	O
democratizes	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
pivoted	O
towards	O
using	O
its	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
platform	O
to	O
build	O
social	O
games	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
two	O
successful	O
games	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
using	O
its	O
platform	O
,	O
Island	O
Life	O
and	O
My	O
Vineyard	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Playdom	O
.	O
</s>
