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Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology. | Electric Communities was founded in 1993<ref>Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html</ref><ref>Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html</ref> and a decision was made to either develop an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Information_Exchange AMIX] clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>, which was the original name for [[Habitat|Lucasfilm's Habitat]] during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997<ref>Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html</ref>. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology. | ||
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Revision as of 15:10, 5 May 2022
EC Habitats
| Developer(s): | Electric Communities |
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| Publisher(s): | Electric Communities |
| Producer(s): | Placeholder |
| Designer(s): | Placeholder |
| Platform(s): | Windows |
| Released: | (Beta): Placeholder |
Origins
Electric Communities was founded in 1993[1][2] and a decision was made to either develop an AMIX clone or EC Habitats some time after starting up. The project was originally called Microcosm[3], which was the original name for Lucasfilm's Habitat during development. In an article from September 1996, it was mentioned that Electric Communities were looking to release Microcosm in early 1997[4]. EC Habitats was demoed at the Avatars 97 conference in October 1997 (citation needed). Development continued sometime into 1998 when the company eventually stopped development to focus on things such as The Palace Viewer and early web-app technology.
Timeline of events
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1993
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- Electric Communities founded by Randy Farmer, Chip Morningstar and Douglas Crockford[5].
1995
January
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1997
January
17th
- A trademark application is filed for MICROCOSM with the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Electric Communities[6].
Link store (Placeholder
http://www.erights.org/history/index.html - Mentions EC-Habitats.
References
- ^ Electric Communities Company Info page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232007/http://www.communities.com/company/index.html
- ^ Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html
- ^ Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html
- ^ Silicon Valley Business Journal - September 1996, https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1996/09/16/smallb3.html
- ^ Electric Communities Company History page - May 1998, https://web.archive.org/web/19980520232524/http://www.communities.com/company/background/history/index.html
- ^ https://alter.com/trademarks/microcosm-75227817