WisdomTools Enterprises
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| Video game developer | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Bloomington, Indiana, USA |
| 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. Since its inception, the company has worked with several public and private organizations to enhance learning through innovative instructional methods and technologies.
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
- ↑ from WT's website
- ↑ from WT
- ↑ from WT
- ↑ from IIPI
- ↑ Chaplin, Steve (2009-03-05). "IU's first venture spin-outs merge, earn high-profile contracts with NASA, NSF". Indiana University. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ Pratt, Wayne (2009-03-06). "IU Spin-Outs Merge". Grow Media Ventures. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ↑ Information in Place, Inc. (2009-03-05). "Information in Place Acquires WisdomTools, Inc.". Information in Place, Inc. 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. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ Big Download Staff (2009-02-19). "Feature: First look at NASA's Unreal Engine 3 based MMO". Big Download. 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. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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