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terranaDid you ever play a browser game called Glitch? It was strange, wonderful, and utterly unique. A couple of my friends dismissed it as just another "social" Facebook game, because it superficially shared a couple of aspects, but in truth it was something else entirely. It was a glimpse into a bizarre and beautiful world, where eggs grow on trees, grain is harvested by squeezing sarcastic chickens, and every rock has a story to tell. A place where people would fall over each other to help the new guy out, asking nothing in return, for no other reason than wanting to be nice.
At the end of last year, the architects of this unique experience announced that the game wasn't making enough money to pay the server costs, and would have to close. The forums and website would remain online for a time but, after one last big farewell party, the world was gone.
Now the forums are gone too. As of today, the community site is in read-only mode, and will soon disappear completely.
I'm not ashamed to admit I cried for hours when the game servers shut down, and I'll shed a tear today. Glitch was something special, and we'll never see its like again. If you were there, take a moment to remember with me the good times we had.
At the end of last year, the architects of this unique experience announced that the game wasn't making enough money to pay the server costs, and would have to close. The forums and website would remain online for a time but, after one last big farewell party, the world was gone.
Now the forums are gone too. As of today, the community site is in read-only mode, and will soon disappear completely.
I'm not ashamed to admit I cried for hours when the game servers shut down, and I'll shed a tear today. Glitch was something special, and we'll never see its like again. If you were there, take a moment to remember with me the good times we had.
