Company:WisdomTools Enterprises
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| Type | Video game developer |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
| Subsidiaries | WisdomTools LLC & Holutions, Inc. |
| Website | http://www.wisdomtools.com/ |
WisdomTools Enterprises, Inc. (WT), formerly known as Information In Place, Inc, (IIPI) is a serious game developer and e-learning company.
WT has developed or is in the process of developing hazmat games,[1] K-20 serious games,[2] space games[3] and a virtual Congress game.[4]
Subsidiaries
- On March 5, 2009, IIPI announced the acquisition of WisdomTools, a venture-backed company that was the first spin-out of Indiana University. IIPI acquired all the assets and customer contracts of WisdomTools, Inc. and formed WisdomTools, LLC, which is a single member limited liability corporation.[5][6][7]
- In March 2008, IIPI founded Holutions, Inc., a C corporation, led by Matthew Burton, M.D. for the purposes of offering health care solutions in workflow and training areas to hospitals.
Serious game announcements
- On February 18, 2009, it was reported that WisdomTools Enterprises, Inc., and its partners Virtual Heroes, Inc. and Project Whitecard, were selected by NASA to build the NASA MMO: Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond,[8] a Massively multiplayer online game for promoting learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ [1] from WT's website
- ↑ [2] from WT
- ↑ [3] from WT
- ↑ [4] from IIPI
- ↑ Chaplin, Steve (2009-03-05). "IU's first venture spin-outs merge, earn high-profile contracts with NASA, NSF". Indiana University. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/10175.html. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ Pratt, Wayne (2009-03-06). "IU Spin-Outs Merge". Grow Media Ventures. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=34352. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ↑ Information in Place, Inc. (2009-03-05). "Information in Place Acquires WisdomTools, Inc.". Information in Place, Inc.. http://www.infoinplace.com/inner.asp?id=390&category=14. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ NASA MMO from NASA
- ↑ Gaudiosi, John (2009-02-18). "NASA Unveils New Online Game: Agency aims to reinvigorate youth interest in space exploration.". Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/nasa-unveils-new-online-game/1289633. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ Big Download Staff (2009-02-19). "Feature: First look at NASA's Unreal Engine 3 based MMO". Big Download. http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/02/19/feature-first-look-at-nasas-unreal-engine-3-based-mmo/. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ "NASA MMO To Run On Unreal 3; Information in Place and Big Stage Also On Board". Virtual Worlds News. 2009-02-19. http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/02/nasa-mmo-to-run-on-unreal-3-information-in-place-and-big-stage-also-on-board.html. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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