Longbow: GXC 2.0

Ski resorts in British Columbia. Large cats. Projectile weaponry.

What do they all have in common?

These are code name themes used for major software development projects for Microsoft, Apple and GXC, respectively. While we’re not building an operating system, we do have a new platform in the works. And we think it’s pretty special, so we’re giving it a name.

For its simplicity and rapid creation, our current site was known as Spear. Several months ago, GXStudios (the parent company of GoCrossCampus) began work on Longbow, a project notable for its flexibility, range, and use by dirty Englishmen.

This is the reason why we’re often slow to address minor technical issues or build new features in current games. As I explained to one player earlier this week, we prefer that our site improve 20x in a year than 20% every month. Once our current site was stable, we really wanted to focus on the next quantum leap.

Currently, Longbow is scheduled to be released in phases, with the first phase coming in June. The most significant new functionality, however, will be realized later in the summer—hopefully in time for all of our Fall 2008 games.

While in the past we’ve only hired software developers, we are soon going to start opening some positions for business development associates. If you are at all interested, shoot me an email at brad@gocrosscampus.com.

Oh, RPI Chat, how you entertain us so!

One thing I must say that has been extremely entertaining and exciting for us to do has been reading the Public Chat in our RPI game.

While there have been solicitations for dates ("A/S/L"),

downright mercenary espionage,

B* H* from BARH, RAHPs, Stackwyck, and Colonie Apartments: Selling red team secrets: Payment negotiable (01:49AM)

random pictures of rocket-propelled chainsaws and sniper crow bars,

and complete trash talk about the military strategies of other teams, none has bothered us much until this comment:

Z* H* from Cary and Crockett Halls: GXC is on the internet. Internet is serious business. Through the transitive property GXC is also serious business. (01:22AM)

We must contest this entirely. While the writer may speak some truth...



We must argue that:

GXC is the the farthest from serious business as you can get. GXC is fun. GXC is a game. GXC is meant to foster pride in your affinity group and healthy competition against others.

You know what is serious business? Kristen Zaik.

Haha - nice one, RPI.