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In case you don't know, the team that made Slack first made a computer game called Glitch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glitch_(video_game) https://en.wikipedi

In case you don't know, the team that made Slack first made a computer game called Glitch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glitch_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glitch_(video_game)). Slack was borne out of the chat system from Glitch. I believe this 404 page is meant to be reminiscent of that game.

lobster_johnson 9y ago
It's the same art. All the graphics, and a bunch of the code, is in the public domain: http://www.glitchthegame.com/public-domain-game-art/ http://www.glitchthegame.com/public-domain-game-art/ Screenshot: https://www.mmobomb.com/file/2012/08/glitch_002.jpg https://www.mmobomb.com/file/2012/08/glitch_002.jpg
andrewstuart2 9y ago
That's really fascinating. Makes me wonder if they have a) an easter egg already, or b) plans to work on the game any more in the future.
sk0g 9y ago
Interesting... Discord had practically the exact same beginning!
- axyjo 9y ago
  I believe Mattermost also had similar beginnings...
mattl 9y ago
I was pretty late to the party when it came to getting onto Glitch, but when I did Stewart Butterfield was the person who helped me get around for the first hour or so. Stewart and Cal Henderson have a history of making a game, and then making a tool out of it later. Flickr came out of a game called Game Neverending, hence the 'gne' extensions on Flickr. http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Neverending http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Neverending