Spring Break
Take over Drexel, one building at a time
Caitlin Gray
Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: News
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Some of the creators founded GoCrossCampus, an organization that modified the game to be used at other campuses. They then contacted student governments to pitch the idea of bringing it to other campuses.
According to a press release from GoCrossCampus, the game now has more of a social dimension.
"You can talk strategy via a built-in chat interface, get real-time stats on how the game is progressing, and even get elected the commander of your school," Sean Mehra, a senior at Yale University of GoCrossCampus, said in the release.
Fall games were scheduled to begin Nov. 5 at eight schools including Drexel, but due to an overloaded server, the games have been postponed. Gardosh said GoCrossCampus promised the server will be back up by January.
In the meantime, Gardosh said students should visit the Facebook group "Conquer Drexel!" to post their thoughts about when they want the first game to begin upon the server's restoration.
"Let's do a quick game around Thanksgiving so that a core group of people can get a handle on the game," Paul DeGrandis, a software engineering student, posted Nov. 5. "Then when we spread the word, there will be a plethora of people that can offer help and guidance."
Gardosh said the game would provide entertainment and networking, and it would be a way to learn more about Drexel. In the future, it may be possible to have a pop-up on the map of information about the buildings and various other locations on campus.
Gardosh also emphasized that the game will encourage teamwork, camaraderie and show changes that are happening at the University.
The game has solely been USGA and Gardosh's endeavor; the University has not sponsored or been involved at all.
According to GoCrossCampus, other schools that will participate on their respective campuses are Rensselaer Polytechnic, Boston College, Rice, Worcester Polytechnic, Washington University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and all schools in the Ivy League, including University of Pennsylvania.
According to a press release from GoCrossCampus, the game now has more of a social dimension.
"You can talk strategy via a built-in chat interface, get real-time stats on how the game is progressing, and even get elected the commander of your school," Sean Mehra, a senior at Yale University of GoCrossCampus, said in the release.
Fall games were scheduled to begin Nov. 5 at eight schools including Drexel, but due to an overloaded server, the games have been postponed. Gardosh said GoCrossCampus promised the server will be back up by January.
In the meantime, Gardosh said students should visit the Facebook group "Conquer Drexel!" to post their thoughts about when they want the first game to begin upon the server's restoration.
"Let's do a quick game around Thanksgiving so that a core group of people can get a handle on the game," Paul DeGrandis, a software engineering student, posted Nov. 5. "Then when we spread the word, there will be a plethora of people that can offer help and guidance."
Gardosh said the game would provide entertainment and networking, and it would be a way to learn more about Drexel. In the future, it may be possible to have a pop-up on the map of information about the buildings and various other locations on campus.
Gardosh also emphasized that the game will encourage teamwork, camaraderie and show changes that are happening at the University.
The game has solely been USGA and Gardosh's endeavor; the University has not sponsored or been involved at all.
According to GoCrossCampus, other schools that will participate on their respective campuses are Rensselaer Polytechnic, Boston College, Rice, Worcester Polytechnic, Washington University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and all schools in the Ivy League, including University of Pennsylvania.
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