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The site was created by Zack Shwartz as his [https://itp.nyu.edu/itp/ Interactive Telecommunications Program] thesis. Its central idea was previously conceived during a group project for [[wikipedia:Clay_Shirky|Clay Shirky's]] Designing Conversational Spaces class. | The site was created by Zack Shwartz as his [https://itp.nyu.edu/itp/ Interactive Telecommunications Program] thesis. Its central idea was previously conceived during a group project for [[wikipedia:Clay_Shirky|Clay Shirky's]] Designing Conversational Spaces class. | ||
Written World was shut down roughly one year after its launch, owing mostly to cost issues and the author's inexperience with programming.<ref>https://zachschwartz.com/work/writtenworld/</ref><gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | Written World was shut down roughly one year after its launch, owing mostly to cost issues and the author's inexperience with programming.<ref>https://zachschwartz.com/work/writtenworld/</ref> | ||
A similar concept can be found in [https://wplace.live/ wplace.live/], a popular pixel canvas from 2025 that also takes place on a real world map.<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | |||
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