Galaxiki Press Information

Project overview

Galaxiki is a fictional online galaxy created, maintained and owned by its Community. Membership is free, site members can edit stars, planets and moons, or get their own personal solar systems.

Some more details

Galaxiki is a web 2.0 community website for Science Fiction lovers and creative people. It's a virtual galaxy with stars, planets and moons that can be edited in a wiki-like manner. You can write your own stories in your solar system and / or visit other users solar systems and read their stories. Solar systems and stories are located in one single galaxy, which represents a complete science fiction online world created and maintained by its community. You can explore the galaxy using our cool 2D browser.

Joining Galaxiki only takes a few moments. Right after signing up you can start naming and editing community solar systems or talk to other site members. Galaxiki membership and editing community solar systems is completely free. Galaxiki members are called "Galaxicians".

You can purchase your own solar system, so that only you will be able to name or edit its star, planets and moons. Purchasing a star is not expensive at all, you can get one for a single payment of USD 12.- (or EUR 10.-) and it will belong to you forever! You can dedicate your own solar system to any person, to your wife or your children for example.

Who is behind Galaxiki

Galaxiki was created by Jos Kirps. First prototypes already existed in 2006, a test release of the site was put online in March 2007 and was officially launched on July 1st 2007. Jos Kirps is also the creator of the CorneliOS web OS, the joopita.com web directory and the OLEFA web application suite.

Quick Facts

Galaxiki launched on July 1st, 2007.
Based in Ehlerange, Luxembourg, Europe.
The free membership allows you to edit as many solar systems owned by the community as you like. You can get your own, personal solar system that only you will be able to edit for $12.- or €10.- (pay once for a lifetime ownership).
You can offer solsr systems to the community, to other site member or to anyone else.
Over 2,100 users have signed up
Over 1 million stars in our galaxy

Press releases

Awards

Yahoo.com: "Web Site of the Day" (August 3rd 2007)
About.com: "Web Site of the Day" (August 3rd 2007)
Linux Journal: ".org website of the week" (July 11th 2007)
RedOrbit: "Website of the Day" (December 2007)
Read more about Galaxiki awards

Press and blog Coverage

Press Contact

Jos Kirps
The Galaxiki Project
jos@galaxiki.org

Resources for the press and media

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Galaxiki in the media

Click here for some first feedback by the media!

Updated: August 14th 2007