The idea for The Graveyard of the Forgotten Web began at home, with my parents reminiscing about the early Internet era. Back when MSN nudges were a declaration of affection, Orkut scraps were the pulse of friendships, and grainy webcam chats felt magical. Their stories revealed something deeper: these platforms weren’t just websites, they were entire digital cultures. In researching “dead” social networks like MySpace, Orkut, and GeoCities, I realized how profoundly they shaped the way we communicate online today. Customizable profiles, friend lists, communities, user-generated content,these features were born in the 2000s. But when the world moved on, millions of memories vanished overnight.I wanted to bring them back,not as static museum pieces, but as living, interactive ghos…
The idea for The Graveyard of the Forgotten Web began at home, with my parents reminiscing about the early Internet era. Back when MSN nudges were a declaration of affection, Orkut scraps were the pulse of friendships, and grainy webcam chats felt magical. Their stories revealed something deeper: these platforms weren’t just websites, they were entire digital cultures. In researching “dead” social networks like MySpace, Orkut, and GeoCities, I realized how profoundly they shaped the way we communicate online today. Customizable profiles, friend lists, communities, user-generated content,these features were born in the 2000s. But when the world moved on, millions of memories vanished overnight.I wanted to bring them back,not as static museum pieces, but as living, interactive ghosts of the past. And with the Kiroween theme, giving them a supernatural, gothic twist felt perfect. This project became my love letter to the platforms that defined a generation, blending nostalgia, storytelling, and modern technology into one haunted digital experience.
The Graveyard of the Forgotten Web blends nostalgia, horror aesthetics, and modern engineering to recreate the spirit of early social networks while giving them an undead, interactive second life. Each platform,MySpace, Orkut, and GeoCities, has been meticulously rebuilt with pixel-accurate layouts, retro gradients, and period-specific UI quirks, all wrapped in a gothic atmosphere that transforms the experience into a Halloween-themed digital museum. The app doesn’t just mimic old interfaces; it lets users actually interact with them through working scraps, testimonials, profile themes, and even photo uploads. Behind the scenes, the project runs on a robust modern tech-stack, React 18, Vite, TailwindCSS, GSAP animations, and JWT authentication, ensuring smooth performance, responsive design, and a seamless multi-platform architecture.
The highlight is the AI-powered Count Dracula chatbot, who acts as the immortal curator of the forgotten web, conversing in character with context-aware memory and theatrically gothic dialogue. Combined with cinematic animations and a dynamic multi-theme engine, the project offers a fully immersive, spooky, and technically sophisticated journey through the web’s ghostly past.
Key Highlights
- Authentic recreations of MySpace, Orkut & GeoCities with functional social features
- AI-powered Count Dracula chatbot built with DialoGPT
- Gothic horror overlays, animations & atmospheric effects
- Modern React architecture with JWT authentication & theme switching