View User's Journal



Week One Wrap-Up I started my first week at Gaia last Wednesday (after the 4th of July weekend). The good news is that Gaia is just as awesome, if not more awesome, than you could imagine it. The bad news is that I was sick my entire first week. So basically, it was a constant counterbalance between the awesomeness of Gaia and the suckiness of my sickness. My First Day When I first came here, there wasn't much space for me, so we had to find some available space to move a desk into. They apologetically put me into the merchandise storage cube -- so my desk sits next to stacks of Gaia posters, T-shirts, Kitties, and so forth. My cube is directly adjacent to Lanzer's, too. In fact - I'm siphoning power from his cube to power my computer. Mmmm, precious life juices. One of the best moments from my first day (the worst being nearly passing out because I was sick) was when Lanzer came in with his airsoft gun to show me. It was well built, and I mentioned I had a spring-loaded one. He said he had an electric one and a gas one, and ran off to get them. He came back first with the gas one (which had a really cool mod on the end of the barrel) and told me to fire it off while holding down the safety. It had some kickback! So I fired it a few times, unloaded. A girl walked by and then squealed and ran away as I pumped it. Then I went to his cube to check out his electric-powered Baretta. The auto-cocking on it was cool enough, but then he showed me the rapid-fire switch. Hooo-leee crap! That kinda freaked out the office, to hear a rapid-repeating gun going off. Fun! Day 2 I was set to upgrading some of the "View forum" code (notice how guilds was down for a little while yesterday? That was me!). The technology powering Gaia is pretty sophisticated. I guess it's gotta be if you're going to support 40,000+ concurrent users and supporting a virtual economy. It took me a while to understand the infrastructure of the code -- made harder by the fact that the room was spinning while I stared at the screen (on account of the sickness). I've mostly gotten it, I think, but I haven't really gotten to build any features of my own yet. Da Rest Later, we organized into project teams. Originally, I was supposed to be part of a team that improved the New User Experience. I got switched to working on improving the Casual User Experience. I presented some ideas to my team, and since they overlapped with the New User Experience, VO (who's my team leader) just made me the liason between the New User and Casual User teams. It's fun to-the-max (probably because it's all just designing and fleshing out features at this point, and not actual coding). I've designed a few new features, which I've run by my little sister - who is a long-time Gaia fan. She loved them - so I think you guys will too, if they get implemented. Ooo, I bet you wish I could give you details! This is the end... So I've already started week 2, where I saw feature releases, pushed some code live, and got more involved in projects. So far, it's even more exciting than week one -- and I'm slightly less sick. Huzzah! Update! I forgot to mention - someone was flying a remote-controlled plane around the office, and we were using all the nearby artillery to shoot it out of the air. WHEEEEE!

Posted by: Fleep Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 07:00pm

Gaia Isn't Being Money Hungry

User Comments: [23] [add]

Bellecat
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 07:41pm


	You guys. Are. INSANE. xD -adds journal to list to check up on- ninja

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 07:51pm


	That's SO awesome.

Eight Past Five
Community Member

Offline

[.galinda.]
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 07:52pm


	That sounds like so much fun! =D

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 07:59pm


	Working for Gaia seems extremely fun and interesting. and may your sickness be washed away by the amazing healing powers of Gaia!_

gataka
Community Member

Offline

Sgt.PepperHat
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 08:08pm


	D: I wanna work for Gaia now. And...I think I love you. x3 Congrats, you have your first fangirl. -subscribes to journal-

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 08:10pm


	I will never be smart enough to do programing.

squkyshoes
Community Member

Offline

TeddyLovingBear
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 08:47pm


	squeals Soo much fun! I'd love to work for gaia, maybe they could use an extra artist, neh? ___ The excitement!

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 09:07pm


	Congrats! You are my first subscribed journal! Update frequently, please! pirate

Kaze no Takuto
Community Member

Offline

Forgotina
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 09:21pm


	xD omg that sounds like so much fun man! Too bad you were sick I hope you get well soon heart

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 09:21pm


	Awesome. XD

Fai_the_airheaded_genius
Community Member

Offline

G.A.I.A. Red Ranger
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 09:37pm


	I knew him before he was famous. Not really.

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 09:58pm


	Id horde all the coffee and tea. Mmm. If you get the chance, ask Lanzer if he's made a potato launcher before? If possible, could you ask him if it would be possible to make a pineapple launcher? Me and my brother are tried to come up with one, we just dont have the money to get everything. ^ ^;;

JessicaSephiroth
Community Member

Offline

suscha
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Tue Jul 11, 2006 @ 10:37pm


	Pshh. I envy your little sister. gonk

Commented on: Wed Jul 12, 2006 @ 07:23pm


	Nothing makes you feel more at home than guns and airplanes. xd

Sejii
Community Member

Offline

Amanikitty
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Wed Jul 12, 2006 @ 09:17pm


	~Tsuki wa kawarazu shizuka na mama de~ O.o Cool.. drools ~Ame o furasetsuzuketa...~

Commented on: Thu Jul 13, 2006 @ 01:25am


	The Gaia Officies sound like they can be a barrel of fun. Feel better!

thepokeninja
Community Member

Offline

Whirlwind Heat
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Thu Jul 13, 2006 @ 03:08pm


	This is the first journal I'm ever subscribing too and probably the last. As Kaze said UPDATE FREQUENTLY!

Commented on: Thu Jul 13, 2006 @ 10:39pm


	Tell us more! surprised

Cid High-Wind
Community Member

Offline

Paperoid
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Fri Jul 14, 2006 @ 01:09am


	=O I wanna work in an place like that...When i'm actualy old enough to have a job. ninja I hate the average boring cubicle workspace. Bores me to tears. You're so lucky. xd I say that someone should get a remote control car. A rather small one. Strap a grunny plushie on the top...You get the idea. >:3 GRUNNY ATTACK! RAWR!

Commented on: Wed Jul 19, 2006 @ 08:09pm


	subscribes

Angelscarlet
Community Member

Offline

[Draven]
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Fri Jul 21, 2006 @ 01:15am


	-subcribing- XD! <3 I wanna work for Gaia... ;__;

Commented on: Sat Aug 19, 2006 @ 04:59am


	Remote controlled planes are fun. They can poke out eyes though. neutral

Ryojiin
Community Member

Offline

rini_21
Community Member

Offline

Commented on: Fri Feb 22, 2008 @ 08:26am


	Oh my god, that sounds like the best place in the world! I'm going to start learning programming like, right now! So that I can work someplace that cool when I'm old enough (I'm 13, almost 14)

User Comments: [23] [add]

Welcome to Gaia! :: View User's Journal | Gaia Journals

More Information