ESC speaking at Casual Connect, Seattle WA, July 23, 2009

July 21, 2009

On July 23, 2009, Sibley Verbeck, ESC CEO, will be speaking at Casual Connect in Seattle, WA. Sibley is joining a panel of folks from Metaplace, Unity, and XPD Media, led by Mark Friedler, the founder of GameDaily. The panel description is as follows:
The World of Warcraft gets all the press and attention, but the
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ESC speaking at Digital Hollywood

May 1, 2009

Join ESC at Digital Hollywood in Los Angeles at the following sessions:
Sibley Verbeck, CEO, joins a workshop with folks from Sony Online Entertainment, Gaia, IMVU, Turbine, RocketOn, PaymentOne
Tuesday, May 5th
Special Workshops
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Workshop B:
Virtual Worlds, Virtual Economies, Virtual Goods and Services and Virtual Gaming
Bernie Yee, Executive Producer and Head of Game Development, joins
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America’s Newest Car Company Unveils Hybrid Fueled by the Internet

April 16, 2009

RIDEMAKERZ announces their virtual world today!
ST. LOUIS, MO–(Marketwire – April 16, 2009) – Today one of the most anticipated virtual worlds for kids, RIDEMAKERZ, officially shifts from test drive into high gear, allowing kids everywhere to take the wheel and spin into action at http://play.ridemakerz.com. The first-of-its-kind experience combines authentic cars, next gen technology,
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ESC Speaking at GDC 2009

March 1, 2009

You can listen to ESC’s CEO Sibley Verbeck and VP Giff Constable speak at GDC this March in San Francisco.  Please drop by and say hello!
Sibley Verbeck will be joining Lee Nadler, ZMO of Ridemakerz, Tuesday (March 24, 2009)   2:45pm — 3:15pm
The Creation of a Kids’ Virtual World – Real Data
RIDEMAKERZ and The
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TechCrunch: Ridemakerz Builds a Virtual World For Boys Filled With Its Toy Cars

December 4, 2008

TechCrunch covers the announcement of the RIDEMAKERZ virtual world, built upon ESC’s WebFlock platform.
The virtual world is a combination of a social network, video games, and a complex inventory system. Boys can design their own virtual cars online just like they can in the store. Electric Sheep took CAD files of all the body designs
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