The Rise and Fall of Habbo Hotel

Описание: Let's discuss the highs and lows of Habbo hotel, from scandals to celebrations there seems to be a lot to say.

0:00 - Introduction
1:34 - The Beginning
11:13 - The Fall
20:54 - 2013-2021

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Sources:
https://www.habborator.org/history/
Austin Game Developers Conference talk, “Fostering Open-Ended Play: Unleashing the Creative Community”, September 6, 2007.
‘Sulake’ is the Finnish word for FUSE, also the name they gave the technology which drove early Habbo Hotel, which was developed by both Fins. Sampo Karjalainen these days is ‘Chief Creative Officer’ at Sulake, Aapo Kyrölä is former Managing Director, mentioned as ‘Board Member’ later on, apparently ‘Chief Scientist Officer’ his official title. His role only lately got a little more visible at the introduction of Bobba Bar, developing new services.
“Revelations. The 11 years of Taivas”, 2007.
https://www.habboxwiki.com/Credits
https://www.habboxwiki.com/Habbo_Club
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https://www.channel4.com/news/stripte...
https://www.itv.com/news/2012-06-12/h...
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/loca...
https://www.thegamer.com/what-the-new...
https://habbo.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gre...
https://www.engadget.com/2019-05-13-h...
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https://www.wired.co.uk/article/habbo...
https://www.habbo.com/community/artic...
https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/artic...
https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/artic...