The Walt Disney Co. (nyse: DIS - news - people ) is getting in on the action, producing games based on its movies and characters, as well as licensing out properties from other companies to turn into games.

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Boutique properties like the Soho House were the first to get in on the action, and other hotels followed suit, from Hotel Frasano's Phillipe Starck-designed rooftop pool in Rio de Janeiro to the Joule in Dallas, where part of the pool hangs off the building.

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