Sulake Labs Oy's “Habbo Hotel” was honoured with the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica 2003, category Net Based Art.
Habbo Hotel is an online gaming environment for teenagers. It’s a place where teens can meet up to play games and develop their self expression. Habbo Hotel provides a safe, rich and positive gaming environment but it’s the teens themselves who write the script.
About Sulake Labs Oy
Sulake Labs Oy (SF) is a Finnish company specialising in the development of multiplayer games and communities. Its products, such as Habbo Hotel and Coke Studios, are community-driven, readily accessible and great fun to play – factors which form the core of…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.