From JcJenson to Urbanshade: Why the Acquisition Happened & What Changes
TL;DR: Urbanshade has officially acquired JcJenson. Our new home for releases, docs, and news is urbanshadehq.neocities.org — this is the Main Site. JcJenson projects aren’t disappearing; they’re leveling up under Urbanshade’s infrastructure, roadmap, and brand.
Vision Alignment
JcJenson spent years building experimental tech — from game prototypes to networked UI systems — and it hit a ceiling: distribution and ops. Urbanshade brings what JcJenson lacked at scale: disciplined shipping, cross-site integrations, stronger uptime, and a cleaner design system. Put simply, Urbanshade focuses on transforming ambitious experiments into reliable products with real users.
What’s Changing Today
- Brand & Assets: All primary branding shifts to Urbanshade. Logos on this site have been replaced with
urbanshade.png(white logo). Palette is now black background with white text and red accents. - Home Base: The canonical hub for everything going forward is urbanshadehq.neocities.org (bookmark it!).
- Roadmap: Feature planning, patch notes, and timelines move to Urbanshade’s cycles for predictable releases.
- Support: Requests consolidate under Urbanshade channels for faster responses and fewer dead ends.
What’s Staying the Same
- Projects you love: Existing JcJenson experiments remain accessible. They’ll be maintained and iterated within Urbanshade’s framework.
- Creative energy: The “try wild ideas quickly” culture is preserved — just with better guardrails so launches don’t explode on contact.
- Open access: Public builds and prototypes continue to be linkable and testable for the community.
Why Urbanshade?
Urbanshade’s stack emphasizes speed, clarity, and consistency. A shared design language (white logo on black, red accents), unified component libraries, and CI flows cut friction so teams can focus on the fun parts: gameplay loops, UX polish, and shipping. For users, that means fewer broken links, clearer documentation, and faster fixes.
Timeline & Migration
- Day 0 (now): Branding swaps complete on this site. Redirects and notices point to the Main Site.
- Week 1–2: Documentation consolidation. Old pages get “Moved to Urbanshade” headers.
- Month 1: Feature parity pass across active projects; bug triage under Urbanshade issue trackers.
- Quarter 1: New joint releases with measurable performance targets and player feedback loops.
FAQ
Where do I find updates? On the Main Site.
Will old URLs break? Legacy links will be maintained where feasible; when moved, pages will clearly point to the new location.
Do I need a new account? No changes to how you try public builds. If anything changes later, we’ll post ahead of time on the Main Site.
Thanks for riding with us. The goal isn’t to erase JcJenson’s identity — it’s to give it a bigger stage. See you at urbanshadehq.neocities.org.