Going to GDC? Come talk social gaming and virtual goods with chief ohai Susan Wu!

If you’re going to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, chief ohai Susan Wu will be talking about virtual goods and social gaming for two events there. On March 10 at 3:30pm for GDC’s VCON, Susan will be on a panel called “How Monetizing Games-as-a-Service will Save you from Extinction“.

Then on March 11th at The Box from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm., she’ll be at the Cha-Ching! Workshop: Realizing Revenues Through Virtual Economies.

Speaking of GDC, we’re having an office party to celebrate the beta release of our first MMO, City of Eternals, and give folks a sneek peek of our next game, Project Unicorn Parade. Here’s info on requesting an invite!

ohai — we’re in Forbes talking virtual goods!

Forbes has an article on virtual goods featuring chief ohai Susan, who explains why they’re a valuable commodity people are willing to pay for: They help us symbolically express how we feel about each other, and show off our own place in the world. Or as she puts it there: “It’s about relationship building, and things like rank and status.” Also, big ups to City of Eternals player and CoE Wikia fansite editor Greg, who tells Forbes about our community’s passion for buying items to pimp up their vampire cribs.