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~~{{Page in progress}}~~{{Infobox website

{{Infobox website

| name = Our World of Pixels

| logo = [[File:Owoplogo.jpg|150px]]

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| creator = [[InfraRaven]] and [[Eldit]]

| url = https://ourworldofpixels.com

| launched = October 27th, 2016

}}[https://ourworldofpixels.com Our World of Pixels] (OWOP) is a [[Related Sites|sister website]] of OWOT where users place pixels on an infinite canvas. Ever since its creation in 2016, OWOP has been hosted by [[InfraRaven]] on the same server as OWOT. The site is managed by [[Eldit]] along with an inconsistently active team of admins, moderators and developers. Eldit is also the co-owner of [[Uvias]]: the login system for both OWOT and OWOP.

OWOP's canvas ~~seems to be~~ largely art-centric, with a diverse array of pixel ~~art–both~~ original and ~~pasted–blanketing~~ the Mainpage. The site is overseen by a group of moderators whose roles include protecting art and banning spammers. The aforementioned mods are widely scrutinized for supposedly authoritarian behavior, with one user recounting how they were banned for speaking at the same time as a moderator; among many other similar cases.

OWOP's canvas is largely art-centric, with a diverse array of pixel art (both original and pasted) blanketing the Mainpage. The site is overseen by a group of moderators whose roles include protecting art and banning spammers. The aforementioned mods are widely scrutinized for supposedly authoritarian behavior, with one user recounting how they were banned for speaking at the same time as a moderator; among many other similar cases.

Like OWOT, OWOP has a ~~(formerly) active~~ Discord server which hosts much of the community's culture. There is also an in-site chat.

Like OWOT, OWOP has a Discord server which hosts much of the community's culture. There is also an in-site chat.

~~The community seems to be on a sharp decline as of 2025~~, ~~at least on the Discord end. At the very least it was more active back in 2022~~.

Several OWOT users arrived from OWOP, like [[Bzuki]] and [[Jamel]].

~~Some users from OWOP come to OWOT, like [[Bzuki]].~~

== History ==

== ~~History~~ ==

=== Creation ===

On October 27th, 2016, OWOP was released by [[Eldit]] as a school project. It was initially located at cursors.me/pixels, but was redirected to yourworldofpixels.com on November 12th — after [[InfraRaven]] was contacted about the project — and then to ourworldofpixels.com by November 17th <ref>https://2s4.me/public/owop_screenshots/</ref>. It was also on the 17th that the site's existence was first advertised to the public.<gallery>

File:Infra eldit 1.png|Eldit talking to Infra about his new project

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=== Accounts update ===

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[[FP]] mentioned the accounts update in his [https://ourworldoftext.com/interview_with_fp 2023 interview] with [[AndreiXYZ]], comparing it to a long awaited update in OWOT that would allow world owners to create different tiers of membership with different levels of permissions.

Currently, OWOP users cannot claim worlds like they do in OWOT, ~~and must instead ask an admin to protect content~~ on ~~their~~ personal ~~pages~~.

Currently, OWOP users cannot claim worlds like they do in OWOT, though they can still request moderator perms on personal worlds.

=== r/place(''2022 and 2023'') ===

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<code>#drama</code> is a place for users to discuss controversial subjects within the community. <code>#hell</code> started off as a prison for misbehaving users, but has since developed into a shitposting channel inhabited by users such as [[AndreiXYZ]].

=== OWOP2 ===

OWOP2, the hypothetical sequel to OWOP, is a running joke that dates back to 2018. Eldit himself has referenced it several times, though there are no signs that a sequel is actually in the works.

=== Countrysim ===

[[File:Owop countrysim 2.webp|thumb|445x445px|~~The Spawn~~ of [https://ourworldofpixels.com/countrysim /countrysim]]]

[[File:Owop countrysim 2.webp|thumb|445x445px|A section of [https://ourworldofpixels.com/countrysim /countrysim]]]

[[File:Owop planetsim.png|thumb|312x312px|The Spawn of [https://ourworldofpixels.com/planetsim /planetsim]]]

[https://ourworldofpixels.com/countrysim /countrysim] is a popular OWOP world dedicated to drawing fictional continents and nations. It contains a thriving subcommunity that has been active since 2017/2018, and has its own [https://discord.com/invite/uWbRtpw Discord server] separate from the primary OWOP Discord.

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* Lapis, a prominent OWOP user, is also an active scripter in the Discord server for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiDOKZhMXk4 ''Slope''], a popular Flash game whose world record used to be held by a [[YWOT]] user named Kylaxial.

== ~~Notes~~ ==

== References ==

[[Category:Our World of Pixels]]

[[Category:History]]

[[Category:Websites]]