You've Made It!

Hi there, I'm Burke, and I am the creator of The Node World. I have been a web developer by hobby for over a decade, and just recently learned about the indie web movement! I went on a mission to make something that the Internet was missing, and it turned into this!

In the early 2000's, while I was just learning about how the web worked, I stumbled across a Flash app on Newgrounds.com called World of Words. I instantly fell in love, and shortly after started my adventure into learning Flash animating and programming.

In late 2020, Flash officially died, and World of Words shut down. The Node World is the re-birth of World of Words, and although it is quite a bit different, it shares two main concepts: an endless, navigable whiteboard with content, and an IRC style real-time chat.

I wanted to bring a privacy focused, creative space to the Internet with my indie movement project — and an HTML5, 2D world filled with photos, artwork and writing/literature fit the bill. There are no ads and there is no algorithm. Simply. . . explore as you wish.

While it does take more time in comparison to big networks like Facebook and Instagram — I hope you'll find it more peaceful and enjoyable to spend time being creative, rather than clicking the share button on Facebook. Your brain will thank you, I'm sure!

If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to use the contact form to reach me! I can typically reply quickly, however, I am still just a human. Please refrain from sending lots of messages before a reply — it won't make reply time faster. :)

Love Always,

Burke I. Zizzi
MindfulSilence