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WoW, Habbo Leaders to Keynote GDC Austin

Posted by Zonk on from the very-different-games dept.

Gamasutra reports that this year's GDC Austin (formerly the Austin Games Conference) will feature a pair of distinguished and very different speakers. "World of Warcraft father Michael Morhaime and creative leader behind Habbo Hotel Sulka Haro will each present a keynote lecture for the Online Games Track at the 2007 Austin Game Developers Conference. The two online entertainment innovators will draw on their experiences revolutionizing the way people interact in virtual worlds to motivate the online game development community to break boundaries and strive to create better games." The online-focused event is slated for early September this year, and the inclusion of a gent from Habbo indicates that titles other than just the AAAs are likely to be under scrutiny.

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  1. As they say in habbo... by Winckle · · Score: 1

    Pool's closed. Wonder who'll get the reference?

    1. Re:As they say in habbo... by Centurix · · Score: 1

      All the /b/tards will float to the surface sooner or later.

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    2. Re:As they say in habbo... by Mr+EdgEy · · Score: 5, Informative

      THERE'S AIDS IN THE POOL

    3. Re:As they say in habbo... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      DAY I GOT AIDS.

    4. Re:As they say in habbo... by Lehk228 · · Score: 1

      more people will know what habbo is from closing the pool (which is still possible, just need 5 guys instead of one) than will know what it is from all other sources combined.





      desu

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    5. Re:As they say in habbo... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I hear...they like mudkips.

      Do you like mudkips? There's alot of them. OVER 9000!

    6. Re:As they say in habbo... by hedgemage · · Score: 2, Funny

      If it wasn't for frequent raids on Habbo by ebaumsworld, I would never have heard of it.

    7. Re:As they say in habbo... by GammaKitsune · · Score: 2, Insightful

      GB2 /b/, lurk moar, liek mudkipz, etc. Habeeb it!

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    8. Re:As they say in habbo... by neminem · · Score: 1

      Same. All I know of Habbo is having looked up "desudesudesudesudesu", after hearing people quote it out of context for so long.

    9. Re:As they say in habbo... by Olix · · Score: 1

      Habbo Hotel actually has 66 million registered users, you know...

    10. Re:As they say in habbo... by bhtooefr · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I read Encyclopedia Dramatica, which appears to be the /b/ wiki, pretty much (real /b/... no. Too weird.)

      So, I got the "Pool's Closed" reference without ever being on 4chan, ebaumsworld's forums, or Habbo Hotel.

    11. Re:As they say in habbo... by Goaway · · Score: 1

      Pathetic teenagers, of which there apparently are a lot.

    12. Re:As they say in habbo... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Habbo may have a paltry 66 million, but Anonymous is infinite; omnipresent and without bound. We are unimpressed...

    13. Re:As they say in habbo... by Bugs42 · · Score: 1

      Seeing this get modded Informative just made my day. Only on /., only with /b/tards.

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  2. Re:If only... by Lehk228 · · Score: 3, Funny

    habbo is better.

    SL is known for random penises.

    sudden swastiget in the middle of the event would be priceless

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  3. Anyone in Austin want to close their pool? by gumpish · · Score: 1

    I figure the worst that can happen is you get escorted out by security... it's a free speech thang.

    Now I just need a jacket and an afro wig.

  4. -1, Gigantic Faggot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Memes are only funny when used appropriately, and you are not using it appropriately.

  5. Who cares? by Rix · · Score: 1

    Is Will Wright going to show more spore?

  6. uh-oh by zenintrude · · Score: 1

    hopefully no one will stand in the doorway and keep everyone else stuck in null space screaming "bobba" over and over...

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  7. Random? Hardly. by patio11 · · Score: 1

    >>
    SL is known for random penises.
    >>

    There is a mathematical certainy of penises, nothing random about it. Perhaps if you confined the region of inspection to one particular avatar the probability of penis would drop to its Linden Limit, which is unknown but has been proven to be lower bounded at .9954.

    Seriously for a moment: I was asked by my technology incubator bosses to study the feasibility of us putting up a little virtual office to increase our international awareness (yeah, yeah, bigwigs read too many magazines, same story the world over). It took me about thirty seconds to disabuse them of that notion.

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  8. Re: Wow leaders? by Clockworkalien · · Score: 1

    I can't wait to hear what Thrall has to say!

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  9. Re: Wow leaders? by markalanj · · Score: 1

    For The Horde!