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'''MiniEgo.com''' was an online multiplayer community platform owned by Studiocom with the projects of Mauricio Ruiz, and known volunteers feature graphic designer Camilo Suarez, as well as Jose Zagal and cosiánfiro. A major factor of the website's increase in popularity was due to the fact that in December 2008, MiniEgo announced the partnership with Paws, Inc. to endorse a ''Garfield'' updateadding characters Jon Arbuckle, Garfield, Odie and Arlene from the ''Garfield'' franchise which players could use ''Garfield'' custom props on their characters' clothes, interact with the characters, and even print Garfield papercrafts;<ref>[http://www.pawsinc.com/pressroom/releases/miniego.html A press release on the MiniEgo.com ''Garfield'' collaboration.] Retrieved 22 Sep '20</ref> the next month, garfield.com featured the MiniEgo ''Garfield'' commercial on it's main page. | |||
Prior to circa ~2007, MiniEgo only existed in the form of a beta demo in development not explicitly usable online. The release of the website is justified by the positive experiences of the children of programmers and Studiocom employees who played on the demos. Concretization and programming development begins as early as 2004. The idea first came to Mauricio's mind in 2003 as stated on his website.<ref>[https://maissito.com/MiniEgo-Garfield The MiniEgo ''Garfield'' webpage on Camilo Suarez's website.] Retrieved 22 Sep '20</ref> | |||
==Found Media Residue== | |||
==Found | |||
{{Video|perrow =1 | {{Video|perrow =1 | ||
|service1 =youtube | |service1 =youtube | ||
|id1 =o5mub1X4_E8 | |id1 =o5mub1X4_E8 | ||
|description1 =Video residue uploaded by tajoman on | |description1 =Video residue uploaded by tajoman on June 26th, 2007. | ||
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<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | ||
MiniegoCC.jpg|Character Creator | MiniegoCC.jpg|Character Creator. | ||
Miniegogarfield.jpg|Garfield, Arlene, Odie and Jon Arbuckle in respective MiniEgo versions. | Miniegogarfield.jpg|Garfield, Arlene, Odie and Jon Arbuckle in respective MiniEgo versions. | ||
Miniegodesign.jpg|Excerpt of Camilo Suarez's designs for MiniEgo.com | Miniegodesign.jpg|Excerpt of Camilo Suarez's designs for MiniEgo.com. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External Link== | |||
*[https://camilosuarez.com Link to Camilo Suarez's website.] Retrieved 22 Sep '20 | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 27 September 2020
MiniEgo.com was an online multiplayer community platform owned by Studiocom with the projects of Mauricio Ruiz, and known volunteers feature graphic designer Camilo Suarez, as well as Jose Zagal and cosiánfiro. A major factor of the website's increase in popularity was due to the fact that in December 2008, MiniEgo announced the partnership with Paws, Inc. to endorse a Garfield updateadding characters Jon Arbuckle, Garfield, Odie and Arlene from the Garfield franchise which players could use Garfield custom props on their characters' clothes, interact with the characters, and even print Garfield papercrafts;[1] the next month, garfield.com featured the MiniEgo Garfield commercial on it's main page.
Prior to circa ~2007, MiniEgo only existed in the form of a beta demo in development not explicitly usable online. The release of the website is justified by the positive experiences of the children of programmers and Studiocom employees who played on the demos. Concretization and programming development begins as early as 2004. The idea first came to Mauricio's mind in 2003 as stated on his website.[2]
Found Media Residue
External Link
- Link to Camilo Suarez's website. Retrieved 22 Sep '20
References
- ↑ A press release on the MiniEgo.com Garfield collaboration. Retrieved 22 Sep '20
- ↑ The MiniEgo Garfield webpage on Camilo Suarez's website. Retrieved 22 Sep '20