Habbo Hotel, the Finnish virtual hotel of isometric pixel rooms, was where teenagers hung out and traded "furni" in 2010. Its Shockwave client, guest rooms and games were a cultural touchstone across Europe and Latin America.
- Domain in 2010
- habbo.com
- Launched
- August 2000
- Founders
- Sampo Karjalainen, Aapo Kyrölä
- Owner in 2010
- Sulake
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Decorating rooms with virtual furniture
- Chatting in themed public rooms
Interface characteristics
- Isometric pixel art
- Speech bubbles above avatars
- Catalogue of paid furni
Notable features
- Habbo Credits
- Hotels localised per country
What happened later
Habbo still runs after a 2010s decline and a move to Unity and HTML5.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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