I casually acquired UUNET, a small company that was trying to develop business email.
After a simple reorganization, NEXUS officially opened for business.
NEXUS, derived from the concepts of connection and bond, clearly means a company responsible for connecting players worldwide.
Fortunately, the development of the Sims is now on track, and apart from some technical Support and planning work, Lin Lixin no longer needs to stay in the development department all day.
This actually frees up his time to prepare a dessert-level mini-game to promote the rollout of the NEXUS commercial network.
After all, spending a lot of money on broadband installation just for email is hardly convincing.
But what if we add GAMENOVA's new product as well?
Okay, it might still sound like an overreaction, but with GAMENOVA's brand recognition, it's still possible to quickly roll out a small-scale pilot program.
There are far more people in this world who have both money and leisure time than we imagine.
Choosing which type of work to select isn't actually that difficult.
It must be able to highlight the beauty of the immediacy of the Internet and the sense of interaction that connects everyone.
Um----
MMORPGs perfectly meet this need, but unfortunately, that's impossible.
Even if Lin Lixin suddenly appeared out of nowhere and increased the broadband speed a hundredfold, the current server couldn't run a true MMORPG.
Not to mention that the current internet environment is only slightly better than a telephone line.
As a second choice, a very simple yet unexpectedly fun creation emerged.
Pixel Placement, also known as Pixel War.
It started as a small experiment on the Reddit forum.
A huge canvas, allowing all players to draw freely on it.
However, the rules limit each person to drawing only one pixel within five minutes.
It can be in any position and any color.
To create a desired design, you can take your time and work slowly, or you can team up with other friends to work together.
The most interesting thing about this game is that there are no restrictions on where you can place your items.
This means that players can even directly overwrite pixels drawn by others.
Limited space equals limited resources.
Unlimited demand + limited resources
It subtly and cleverly creates a conflict structure similar to that of an RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game.
Players from different factions naturally have the potential for conflict.
Perhaps the best example of this is the poor Canada flag, which has been covered up countless times by car enthusiasts and banana lovers but never managed to be drawn.
I finally finished drawing the maple leaf, but when I woke up, it had turned into a giant banana?!
Who could hold back in that situation?
The reason for choosing this game is not complicated.
It perfectly matches the characteristics of the modern Internet, and can compress bandwidth requirements to an extreme.
The map only needs to be fully loaded once when you first enter the game, and then it will be updated incrementally in real time.
And the amount of content that needs to be uploaded is even less.
Each user can only draw one pixel every five minutes.
Even with telephone lines, this level of demand doesn't even begin to affect the upstream speed.
A download speed of 5-6KB/s is more than enough for this game.
A delay of a few hundred milliseconds can be fatal in FPS, fighting, and RTS games, enough to destroy the entire gaming experience.
But for a game Pixel War, which takes hours or even days to complete, a few hundred milliseconds is simply imperceptible.
The first pilot program was selected in California.
NEXUS doesn't require you to actually build your own network from scratch.
By using dial-up, current telephone lines can actually meet the needs of a 56K modem.
This made their initial testing phase go exceptionally smoothly.
Leveraging Dell's distribution network and Silicon Oasis's offline channels, the first batch of users quickly took the bait.
California, Sacramento.
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The doorbell rang.
Benjamin dragged his obese body to the door and reluctantly opened it.
It was the weekend, such a nice day. He had planned to watch the EV0 Evolution Race this week as usual.
But this inconsiderate doorbell completely ruined his good mood.
"Hello sir, we are from NEXUS. We are here to—"
"I have insurance, I'm an atheist, no need to thank me."
Before the salesman could finish speaking, Benjamin waved his hand dismissively.
What's going on? The show is about to start! This week we have John's Street Fighter quarterfinals and Hans ' Command & Conquer pre-season tournament.
He felt like he was missing out on every single game.
Fortunately, the salesman was thick-skinned. Just as Benjamin was about to close the door, he quickly braced his elbow against the door and simultaneously displayed the posters and flyers in his hand.
[GAMENOVAXNEXUS]
High-speed communication network access to homes
[Monthly rental only: $45]
"A monthly rent of $45? You're robbing me!"
Benjamin almost laughed out of anger.
Such an outrageous price actually piqued his curiosity.
Keep in mind that the normal monthly fee for a landline phone is only around $15.
That's a threefold increase; even at higher speeds, it's still a bit outrageous.
"Sir, our email value-added service is completely free within the monthly plan."
"A 1-to-2 junction box is included with every home installation, allowing for seamless switching between PCs and NovaXeno devices."
"In addition, GAMENOVA has also developed a new title specifically for this purpose."
According to GAMENOVA, this is a fully online game. Oh~
"Sir, one card will be given away free if you install it this month."
The salesperson rattled off all the information that needed to be reported in one go.
"A new game from Gamenova?"
Benjamin was taken aback. Command & Conquer had only been released a short time ago, so how come they've already come up with a new game?
It must have been outsourced.
They really will stop at nothing to promote their expensive telephone service.
However, the salesman didn't intend to let him continue considering it.
If you want to sell something, you still need to rely on sheer determination to directly encourage the other party to make an impulse purchase.
The essence of sales lies in creating demand out of nothing.
"Sir, please don't refuse just yet."
"Given that this service is unique to NEXUS globally, I believe everyone will still have some concerns about it."
"After all, nobody's money grows on trees, and $45 is indeed a bit expensive."
"NEXUS offers a 7-day free trial."
"If you are satisfied with how it is, it's not too late to pay the monthly fee then."
"Of course, the new game ' Pixel War ' is also included in the free trial."
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Benjamin frowned slightly.
To be honest, he was actually a little tempted.
Of course, he certainly didn't intend to spend tens of dollars on a value-added service that was meaningless to him.
But can I get a free week to play GAMENOVA's new game?
It seems like we could give it a try.