House of RC Version 1.0 Release

Press Release From House of RC:
www.houseofrc.com

House of RC (https://houseofrc.com) is excited to announce the immediate release of version 1.0 after four months of heavy development and testing in open beta. The beta was released on October 1 and quickly gained a big interest in the industry. Many hobbyists, racers, fanatics, brands, clubs and even federations signed up to try out the new platform. Even if it was only in beta it was already mature and feature rich enough to be used for signups, memberships, RC collections, networking and other usages that curious users found along the way. The quality and feature readiness was proven by the successful event signup for RCGP filling up all spots in under a day without any hiccups.

This release builds upon the foundation that was launched in the beta and includes over 100 improvements and new features. RC360 which is the underlying data platform has proved to be very flexible and reliable as many new features could quickly be developed thanks to the innovative dynamic type and attribute system. The main entities are still the same: users, organisations, products, places, events and resources. Resources turned out to be a very flexible entity that now powers all digital integrations in the platform such as Facebook, YouTube, Posts, Podcasts, Feeds, Images and many more. The dashboard is completely new and integrates events, resources, news, gamification, statistics and the latest updates in a new and more refined and cleaner user interface. Every single screen has been optimised to work great on mobile as well as adding quicker ways to perform relevant actions and more interactivity for a truly engaging experience.

To mention one of the many new additions is the Activity, or RC Journal feature. This lets you add notes with activities like checkins, practicing, building, painting, modelling, competing and many more activities at different places, tracks, fields, stores, clubs, events or products. This creates a history log of your RC life, you can see where you have been on a map and also track what you spend the most time on. This is just one example of all the innovative features House of RC bring to the RC community!

“We learned a lot during the beta phase. Our initial goal was to reach 500 users to get a good test group, we doubled that and have now passed 1000 users and counting. During the signup period for the first RCGP event we quickly iterated on the features to build a powerful and flexible signup system that works both for a demanding organiser like RCGP that wants to collect all data to local practice races that need to limit number of racers due to Covid restrictions. We have received so many fun and clever feature requests that the 1.0 release is way beyond what we had planned or dreamed of. We can’t wait for users to start using this and find all the cool stuff in the platform” says Conny Svensson, owner of Pixits and the founder of House of RC.

Many have asked how they can support the platform and with this release it’s now possible to be a true fan and support the platform with a monthly subscription. This is very much appreciated as development and infrastructure is not free and we need to find a sustainable model to keep on innovating. Becoming a supporter also unlocks some premium features only available for paying members such as Facebook and Feed integration but also your own unique nickname that can be used to create a nice public profile Url, it’s your RC resume. More plans for individuals and organisations will be launched during the year as more premium features will be developed and unveiled, but there will always be a great free member plan available. That is our promise!

With the release we also launch a new contest to drive adoption. Each month we will pick the winner who has invited the most friends to signup to the platform, as well as a second place winner. We start on February 1 and will continue for 3 months in a row meaning you have six chances to win. The winner will get as many months for free as valid invites, but maximum 12 (a year). Second place will get a maximum of three months. Read more about the contest at https://houseofrc.com/contest.

To follow the continued development of the platform and get the latest updates on new features, integrations, collaborations please follow our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/houseofrc. If you want to become even more involved and discuss with fellow members and suggest new features we have a special group for that called House of RC Members. 

If you haven’t signed up yet now is the time. We welcome everybody that loves RC to become a member of the house. Sign up at https://houseofrc.com/register