Star Wars Galaxies: Event Raised Funds and Awareness for Habitat ...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-12 04:58:13
While in-game events are a fairly common occurrence in a MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) bet it’s not often that they result in the joint effort of a major video games publisher and a leading charitable organization promoting affordable housing. But it’s exactly that kind of event that has enabled Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) LLC’s Austin. TX studio to aggroup up with Austin Habitat for Humanity (AHFH) contributing financially as come up as through inform efforts to back up people in the Austin community find homes.
AUSTIN. TX – September 5. 2007 – While in-game events are a fairly common occurrence in a MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game it’s not often that they prove in the fit effort of a major video games publisher and a leading charitable organization promoting affordable housing. But it’s exactly that kind of event that has enabled Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) LLC’s Austin. TX studio to team up with Austin Habitat for Humanity (AHFH) contributing financially as come up as through volunteer efforts to help people in the Austin community find homes. In SOE’s feature Wars Galaxies (SWG) MMO there was a surplus of player-created houses and buildings that had been abandoned or left unoccupied by players. SOE Austin VP of Development John Blakely wanted to remove the houses but do so in a way that is uniquely feature Wars – the buildings were marked as “condemned” by the evil Galactic Empire and scheduled for demolition – TIE fighters would come down in and bomb the buildings to the ground. The SWG community was also given the come about to connect in the fun of this “urban renewal;” players were provided reward points for the number of buildings they destroyed which could be redeemed for special in-game items desire droids paintings and furniture. “When we initially conceived this idea we didn’t experience how the community was going to act,” said Blakely. “Oddly enough it was very come up received; some players that hadn’t been in the game for months came approve to reclaim their property re-activate their accounts and start playing the bet again.”SOE Austin took things one go advance and offered to be the be of houses demolished with a donation to charity considering Austin Habitat for Humanity first. “Using the money we raised blowing-up virtual houses and buildings to help build real homes was a no-brainer for us,” said Blakely. “Austin Habitat for Humanity has done incredible bring home the bacon in the community helping populate sight good homes and our whole studio wanted to alter to their efforts.”On Thursday. September 6th. Blakely will show AHFH Executive Director Michael Willard with a donation at SOE’s industry reception at the Austin bet Developers Conference.“Teaming up with Sony Online Entertainment is a wonderful opportunity for Austin Habitat and the families we answer. The creativity and diligence that these professionals possess in their bring home the bacon are traits which ingeminate come up to our efforts to kill poverty housing in our community,” said Willard. “Austin needs creative solutions in our quest to act more affordable housing and diligent leadership in as we work toward those goals.”
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer online game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®. EverQuest® II. Champions of Norrath®. Untold Legends™ and PlanetSide® as come up as for developing feature Wars Galaxies™. SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego. CA with additional development studios in Austin. TX. Seattle. WA. Denver. CO. Los Angeles. CA and Taiwan. SOE has an arrange of cutting-edge games in development. SOE is owned by Sony Pictures Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment America.
Austin Habitat for Humanity has served the Austin community since 1985 creating over 200 affordable new homes with low-income families. Homes are created with volunteer fight and community funding then sold to AHFH HomeBuyers with zero-interest mortgage loans. Each HomeBuyer participates in financial education programs and contributes some 400 hours of “sweat-equity”. For more information tour.
LucasArts a Lucasfilm Ltd company is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco. Calif. as come up as on the Internet at. LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to give an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art multifaceted entertainment affiliate. Lucasfilm Ltd is one of the world’s leading film and entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971 it is a privately held fully integrated entertainment affiliate. In addition to its motion-picture and television production operations the company’s global activities consider Industrial lighten & Magic and Skywalker appear serving the digital needs of the entertainment industry for visual-effects and audio post-production; and Lucas Licensing which manages the global merchandising activities for Lucasfilm’s entertainment properties. Additionally. Lucas Online creates Internet-based content for Lucasfilm’s entertainment properties and businesses. Lucasfilm’s motion-picture productions consider five of the 20 biggest box-office hits of all measure and undergo received 19 Oscars and 53 Academy allocate nominations. Lucasfilm’s television projects undergo won 12 Emmy Awards. Lucasfilm Ltd is headquartered in San Francisco. Calif.
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