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dub3's pixel tribute to Thingiverse in 2008: a Web 2.0-era digital library
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2008 page

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Thingiverse (2008)

Your cart misses you.

Cost
6 RAM
Power
11
Rarity
Common
Family
Commerce
Era
Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: Enemy cards cost 2 more to play here.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 6 RAM to play and brings 11 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Commerce cards grow every round and make your opponent pay more to play.

The site, in 2008

A site where people share free, open source design files for things you can make on a 3D printer, laser cutter or milling machine.

It began in 2008 alongside the MakerBot 3D printer. It now holds more than a million designs, many of them repairs, tidy-ups and small fixes for around the house.

Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2008 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2008, then plays a short scene. Want Thingiverse in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.