History of World To Build

World To Build, founded by Brennan Pfeiffer and Garret "tyster" Swanson, is an online-multiplayer UGC Sandbox that allows it's players to engage in a virtual economy and purchase virtual items. This synergistic UGC also allows players to build "Worlds" with a software known as the World Builder. Worlds uploaded with the World Builder can be played publicly with the community, or alternatively can be hidden from the public and be played privately. Players can also interact with others in the community by using the Forums.

December

 * December 30: World To Build is released

January

 * January 8: Player autoupdater is released.

March

 * March 19: The World Builder, shop, and Boost is released.
 * March 25: Thumbnails for created Worlds are released.

April

 * April 11: The game client is updated. Group scaling, transparency which replaced visibility, custom grid inputs, and lighting fixes are added. World To Build Beta hat is released.
 * April 15: User clothing and skin tones are added. Users are now also able to create & sell clothing.

May

 * May 6: Forums are updated, quoting and formatting are available.


 * May 7: Messaging is released.
 * May 8: Extra skin colors for Boost members are available.
 * May 10: Rendering bug creates shiny avatars.
 * May 14: Avatars are updated and poses are now available. The landing screen is updated, featuring the new lighting.

June

 * June 6: The dashboard is updated, featuring the games page, shop items, currency, and blog posts.
 * June 6: The blog is created, with the first post being about the East Coast Game Conference.
 * June 8: The first ever World creation contest is held, a castle building contest.
 * June 13: The world limit for free players is raised from 3 to 10.
 * June 17: The Summer Update is released. Scripting is added, along with updated avatars and removal of feet items.
 * June 23: PIN based security is released available in user settings.
 * June 28: The second contest is held, an obby building contest.

July

 * July 2nd: Lighting is now available to edit Worlds.
 * July 13th: Particles are now available to edit Worlds.
 * July 30th: World Text is now available.

October

 * October 20th: World Templates are now available.
 * October 27th: The Halloween Haunted House Hunting Contest is held.

November

 * November 8th: Special items are available for resale.
 * November 23rd: The Winter Update is released with major changes to the World Builder and other miscellaneous updates.
 * November 24th: The World To Build Roundtable has its first meeting.

January

 * January 5th: The Welcoming Committee is founded.
 * January 12th: The Roundtable announces they are selecting new players.
 * January 19th: The "Pets and Explosions" update is announced with a blog and with a new trailer.
 * January 29th: The Item Design Contest is announced.

February

 * February 18th: The WIPEOUT! Building Contest is announced.

May

 * May 9th: The Roundtable program is discontinued.


 * May 20th: A new voxel-based avatar creation system is announced in a blog, along with the removal of shirts and pants.

July

 * July 15th: A new site banner is introduced, profile pages have been redone, many changes in World configuration, and the forums have been refreshed, along with it moving to a new domain; forums.worldtobuild.com.
 * July 16th: Announced by Brennan on the forums, the Welcoming Committee program is discontinued.