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Michael Morhaime, Blizzard co-founder and the father of World of Warcraft, and Sulka Haro, the creative leader behind the Habbo Hotel virtual community, will each present a keynote lecture for the Online Games Track at the 2007 Austin Game Developers Conference.
"For online games and virtual worlds, Blizzard's World of Warcraft and Sulake's Habbo Hotel have pioneered the way and set precedence on how MMOs can transcend into real communities as well as establish new e-commerce models," said Jane Pinckard, Content Manager for Austin GDC. "We can't wait to hear what the men behind these iconic games have to say regarding the future of online gaming."
Aside from the Online Games Track, the Austin GDC will also feature lectures, tutorials and round-table discussions on three more tracks: audio for games, writing for games and a new People's Choice track featuring sessions community members want to see most. Austin GDC will take place September 5-7, 2007 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.
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