Saturday, March 22, 2008

Yale v. Harvard Online

In yet another variation on old board games, it seems Yale and Harvard and other colleges are battling one another online now. And of course, anything of interest to online college students is of interest to the VCs, which has in turn spawned its own little battle.
GXC more closely resembles an intramural or interscholastic sport than the typical online video game, where individuals or small groups are pitted against each other. GXC teams, made up of hundreds and sometimes thousands of players, play on behalf of real-world dorms or schools — even presidential candidates — by jostling for hegemony on maps of their campus or locale and conducting their campaigns as much in the real world as online.
Just thought Kyla would like to know, although it seems like it might appeal to Josh more.

1 comment:

Kyla said...

Figures it's not enough to battle the other residential colleges, we now need to spread our domination to other universities... Go Yale!