<s>
Metaplace	B-Language
was	O
a	O
software	B-Device
platform	I-Device
intended	O
to	O
democratize	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
Facebook	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
established	O
by	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
designer	O
Raph	B-Application
Koster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
"	O
client-agnostic	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
developed	O
on	O
Metaplace	B-Language
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
any	O
device	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metaplace	B-Language
provides	O
user-generated	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Metaplace	B-Language
is	O
browser	O
based	O
,	O
worlds	O
made	O
with	O
Metaplace	B-Language
can	O
connect	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
through	O
hyperlinks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
object	O
in	O
Metaplace	B-Language
has	O
a	O
unique	O
URL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
character	O
of	O
Metaplace	B-Language
allows	O
advanced	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
these	O
URLs	O
in	O
setting	O
up	O
and	O
reading	O
RSS	O
feeds	O
,	O
set	O
up	O
ad	O
services	O
within	O
worlds	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
and	O
show	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
web	O
within	O
their	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metaplace	B-Language
uses	O
a	O
Lua	B-Language
variant	O
called	O
Metascript	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metaplace	B-Language
users	O
can	O
use	O
Metascript	O
to	O
add	O
functionality	O
to	O
any	O
object	O
in	O
their	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
client	O
is	O
slated	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Areae	B-Application
had	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
actively	O
encourage	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
third-party	O
clients	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
3d	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
"	O
Thin	O
client	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
all	O
the	O
processing	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
server	O
,	O
is	O
,	O
reflecting	O
Raph	B-Application
Koster	I-Application
's	O
philosophy	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
client	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
enemy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
platforms	B-Device
running	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
philosophy	O
include	O
Bit	O
Whirl	O
and	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Areae	B-Application
,	O
but	O
then	O
they	O
officially	O
changed	O
the	O
company	O
name	O
to	O
Metaplace	B-Language
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metaplace	B-Language
closed	O
their	O
platform	O
on	O
1	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Metaplace	B-Language
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
continued	O
to	O
remain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
closing	O
the	O
platform	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>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Metaplace	B-Language
Inc.	O
,	O
Playdom	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Disney	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
operates	O
as	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
.	O
</s>
