Our World of Text
The souped-up fork of the infinite text canvas, with colour, links and long-running territory disputes conducted entirely in ASCII.
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How to get the most from it
Our World of Text sits in Crowd Experiments under Weird, filed as coffee break.
- Set aside five to fifteen minutes and give it your proper attention.
- Use a laptop or desktop computer — we file it as desktop only.
- It works with the sound off, so it is fine on a train or in a quiet office.
- No account needed — you can start without signing up.
- Go in expecting something chaotic and weird.
About this category: Shared spaces where everyone acts at once. Sometimes it becomes art, usually it becomes a mess, and the mess is the interesting part.
Good for
- Filling a coffee break properly
- Pure, noisy chaos
- Seeing the internet at its least explicable
- A quiet break at your desk
- Trying it with zero commitment
Our World of Text: quick answers
Is Our World of Text free?
Yes. Our World of Text is free to use and needs no account.
Do I need an account to use Our World of Text?
No. You can use Our World of Text without signing up for anything.
Does Our World of Text work on a phone?
Not well. We file Our World of Text as desktop only, so open it on a laptop or desktop computer.
Is Our World of Text safe for work?
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It also works muted.
How long does Our World of Text take?
We file it as "Coffee break": Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention.
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