A network of virtual world wikis
Every world deserves a record that outlasts its servers.
The Virtual World Archive is a family of independent wikis. Each one documents a single online world, and each is designed from scratch to feel like the place it remembers.
Or start with poptropica.wiki, the first world in the archive.
The catalogue
Worlds in the archive
One wiki per world, each on its own domain. New worlds join as their wikis are designed and built.
To be announced
This slot is held for a future wiki in the network.
[world].wiki
To be announced
This slot is held for a future wiki in the network.
[world].wiki
More worlds are on the way.
Each new wiki is designed and built before it joins the catalogue.
Approach
Not one template stretched over many worlds.
Designed for its world
Every wiki gets its own look, layout and navigation, built around how that world was actually played.
Preservation first
Dates, versions, screenshots and sources are recorded so the history stays checkable after the world itself is gone.
Written by players
The people who played these worlds know them best. Anyone can add what they remember and correct what is wrong.
Connected, not merged
Each wiki stands on its own domain. The archive links them with shared search and a common standard for records.
How it works
One archive. Many front doors.
You can arrive at any wiki directly and never see this page. The archive sits behind them, keeping the catalogue, the search index and the standards every wiki shares.
You were there. Write it down.
Add an article, upload an old screenshot, or fix a date. Every edit makes the record a little more complete.