I probably already mentioned it, but https://www.deadweb.club is a pretty interesting project that aims to connect people interested in exploring "defunct social media platforms, abandoned 3D worlds, and forgotten blogs".

Stefan Bohacek

Their newsletter hasn't been very active, but they just announced a new member joining the team, so definitely worth (re-)subscribing.

#WebHistory #InternetHistory #WebArchaeology #DeadWebClub #internet #TheWeb

Stefan Bohacek

"When started [sic] Dead Web Club we had some ideas about regular online and physical meetups, to create a network between fellow minded people across digital and physical locations on the topic of web culture and history, this is still our goal, but we want to keep the project going beyond just one type of activity, so in 2025 we will looking into other ideas, from publications to podcasts, even gaming streams."

hpkomic 👻

@stefan This shit is my jam.

Stefan Bohacek

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Jupiter Rowland

@Stefan Bohacek Abandoned 3D worlds?

I'm not sure if OpenSim has anything that'd fall into this category. Sometimes the line between rarely visited and actually abandoned is blurred, seeing as how low OpenSim's population density is. Also, if a place in OpenSim is abandoned by its own owner, it's most likely shut down entirely. So if land exists with something on it, there's always someone behind it who pays to keep it online or at least keeps a standalone or grid server running at home.

That is, I do have a few ideas, for example, projects that have spent years in the same clearly unfinished state. Or what I think maybe OSgrid's old landing sim for new avatars.

#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #OpenSim #OpenSimulator #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds

Stefan Bohacek

@jupiter_rowland You should definitely get in touch with them!

The email link on their site is a bit broken, but I think you should be able to figure this out.