On the other hand, designer Sulka Haro discussed his major Web-based online world Habbo in his keynote, commenting in it:
"Is Habbo Hotel a casual game? Haro isn't entirely sure that's thecase. 'If you want to do well you have to invest a heck of a lot oftime, and in that way you can't say it's casual.' He also rejects theWeb 2.0 and Game 3.0 labels -- if for no other reason than Habbo Hotelhas been around since 2000. 'My personal favorite is 'gameless game','he remarked, and 'I'm very proud that we have this core gameplaywithout going out and killing monsters.'"
"Following the Austin Game Developers Conference last week, how important do you think online worlds such as Habbo and web-based social gaming in general is to the future of online games, compared to existing game biz successes like World Of Warcraft? What can WoW learn from Habbo, and vice versa?"
As with the previous questions, the best responses will be compiledinto habbohotel coins an article to be published on the site, and users can eitherrespond publically, with their name and company specifically cited, oranonymize their answers if they wish.
