1. Teen virtual world Habbo Hotel have teamed up with MTV International to bring the European MTV Awards vibe to Habbo. Users can vote in-world for the awards as well as get involved in some competitions. 2. Caleb Booker has created a great wish list of features that would make a truly successful 3D platform. Lots of stuff I totally agree with, although I disagree that … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
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Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. This week we interviewed Draxtor Depres for Episode 9 of the TMJ Podcast. His latest commission is using machinima to represent classic Californian literature, and the latest product of that can be seen here: 2. Habbo Hotel's parent company Sulake has released its financial results for calendar year 2008, showing annual revenue of 50 million Euros, 4.8 million of which … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Habbo Australia have surveyed 4012 teenagers (12-18 year olds) on their concerns, with 81% citing the environment as a major issue, with an unsurprising emphasis on bushfires. Habbo will be closing down for Earth Hour on March 28th at 8.30pm AEDT. What say you Linden Lab, Blizzard and others? 2. The Alphaville Herald has some stunning pictures of Metaplace builds - it … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Habbo Australia are hosting World Wrestling Entertainment®’s Batista™ (nicknamed “The Animal”) tomorrow at 4:00pm AEST (Monday 9th March). This is a free event and the venue will be the 'Opera House' public room. 2. Australian educator Jokay Wollongong held one of her regular 'Unconferences' today and there's some great notes and links from it here. 3. I receieved the … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
Habbo Hotel – Australia’s growth story
Habbo Hotel is arguably the largest virtual world in existence, with well over 100 million registered avatars (as of June 2008) and ongoing growth. There's an Australian Habbo portal and in the past fortnight Habbo developer Sulake announced the launch of their in-world currency, the 'pixel'. Habbo already has a credit system where real-world money can be exchanged for a range … [Read more...] about Habbo Hotel – Australia’s growth story