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'''Alexandria.dk''' is a public searchable database of Nordic roleplaying conventions and the games (scenarios, LARPS, designer board games) run on these. The site has been under development since 2000 and was publicly announced on the Danish webforum [[RPGFORUM]] at March 1, 2003. It was based on the database model for [[Project R'lyeh]], also coded by [[Peter Brodersen]].
 
'''Alexandria.dk''' is a public searchable database of Nordic roleplaying conventions and the games (scenarios, LARPS, designer board games) run on these. The site has been under development since 2000 and was publicly announced on the Danish webforum [[RPGFORUM]] at March 1, 2003. It was based on the database model for [[Project R'lyeh]], also coded by [[Peter Brodersen]].
  
As of August 2020 the site contains information about over 8,000 scenarios, 4,000 persons, and 1,000 conventions (about 600 from Denmark, 400 from Sweden, and 100 from Norway).
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As of February 2023 the site contains information for more than 16,000 scenarios, 8,000 persons, and 2,000 conventions (including 850 from Denmark, 650 from Sweden, 200 from United States, 150 from Ireland, and 100 from Norway).
  
Some game authors publish the full game as a digital download at the site. A diskette symbol next to a game title denotes that it has downloadable content. About 1,500 scenarios are available for download.
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Some game authors publish the full game as a digital download at the site. A diskette symbol next to a game title denotes that it has downloadable content. About 2,300 scenarios are available for download.
  
The database is run by [[Peter Brodersen]] and opened in 2003. In 2020 the source code was released as well as an API to download all the content from the site.
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Furthermore, hundreds of periodicals such as magazines, fanzines and club newsletters have been registered with information of more than 7,500 articles. More than 300 issues of magazines have been put online for download as well.
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The database is run by [[Peter Brodersen]] and opened in 2003. Several volunteers help maintaining and updating the information as editors. In 2020 the source code as well as an API to download all the content from the site was released.
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== USB mirror ==
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In 2023 Alexandria produced 200 USB drives with the sponsorship of Bastard Café, Copenhagen. These USB drives contains an offline version of all of Alexandria as of April 2023, with more than 2,000 scenarios for download, taking up more than 35 GB of storage.
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About 100 drives were handed out for free at [[Knutepunkt|Knudepunkt]] 2023 where Peter also organized a talk about the project. The purpose is to preserve the data and to make sure that the site isn't gatekeeping information.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://alexandria.dk/ Alexandria.dk]
 
* [https://gitlab.com/brodersen/alexandria Web site source code available on GitLab]
 
* [https://alexandria.dk/en/export Data available as JSON export]
 
  
[[Category:Projects]] [[Category:Websites]]
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*[https://alexandria.dk/ Alexandria.dk]
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*[https://gitlab.com/brodersen/alexandria Web site source code available on GitLab]
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*[https://loot.alexandria.dk/AlexandriaOffline.zip Daily downloadable file for offline browsing]
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*[https://alexandria.dk/en/export Data available as JSON export]
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*[https://alexandria.dk/en/usb Alexandria, USB mirror]
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[[Category:Projects]]  
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[[Category:Websites]]

Latest revision as of 07:11, 25 July 2023

Alexandria
Alexandria website logo
Alexandria.dk logo
Alexandria development chart.png
Content in Alexandria over time
Available inEnglish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German
OwnerPeter Brodersen
Websitealexandria.dk
CommercialNo
RegistrationNo
LaunchedMarch 1, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-03-01)
Current statusOnline

Alexandria.dk is a public searchable database of Nordic roleplaying conventions and the games (scenarios, LARPS, designer board games) run on these. The site has been under development since 2000 and was publicly announced on the Danish webforum RPGFORUM at March 1, 2003. It was based on the database model for Project R'lyeh, also coded by Peter Brodersen.

As of February 2023 the site contains information for more than 16,000 scenarios, 8,000 persons, and 2,000 conventions (including 850 from Denmark, 650 from Sweden, 200 from United States, 150 from Ireland, and 100 from Norway).

Some game authors publish the full game as a digital download at the site. A diskette symbol next to a game title denotes that it has downloadable content. About 2,300 scenarios are available for download.

Furthermore, hundreds of periodicals such as magazines, fanzines and club newsletters have been registered with information of more than 7,500 articles. More than 300 issues of magazines have been put online for download as well.

The database is run by Peter Brodersen and opened in 2003. Several volunteers help maintaining and updating the information as editors. In 2020 the source code as well as an API to download all the content from the site was released.

USB mirror

In 2023 Alexandria produced 200 USB drives with the sponsorship of Bastard Café, Copenhagen. These USB drives contains an offline version of all of Alexandria as of April 2023, with more than 2,000 scenarios for download, taking up more than 35 GB of storage.

About 100 drives were handed out for free at Knudepunkt 2023 where Peter also organized a talk about the project. The purpose is to preserve the data and to make sure that the site isn't gatekeeping information.

External links