Pixelboard

Pixelboard is an aesthetic inspired by website-based online games that consist of virtual places where users can come together to place pixels and participate in collaborative projects together (such as pixel art or building a fictional country). These projects often take the form of large, shared canvases where users contribute individual pixels to build a collective image. Some of the most popular examples of this aesthetic include r/place; a game that's hosted on Reddit for April Fools or PixelCanvas.io, although there's much more games like them out there.
First and foremost, Pixelboard games are diverse. They often have large userbases who collaborate together to make pixel-based pieces of art, and what appears on a website largely depends on what the userbase likes or dislikes. While pixel art is the dominant topic, some common different tropes found inside this game genre includes internet culture (such as memes and most things that are popular in the internet) while other popular ones include topics related to countries, flags and national cultures or even world maps. 
Although it's meant to be a pretty wholesome aesthetic, with collaboration being its first priority, there's also certain Pixelboard games that could be offensive or include inappropiate content, since users can craft whatever they want, and consequently, destroy. However, this also largely depends on the moderation of the website/game and this aesthetic only focuses on the positive aspects.
==History==
Although the exact origins of this aesthetic are hard to trace back, some specific websites like Reddit played an important role in its popularization. The subreddit "r/place" was first created as an experiment on Reddit in 2017 to celebrate April Fools Dayr/place | Wikipedia and gained popularity among the communities inside the website, with them coming together to make art that represents their subreddits. On the internet, there are many websites that look exactly like this (with some related keywords often used in the website names being "pixel art", "pixel", "pxl", "canvas", "place" or "world map"). Some of them may have been created as original ideas, while others could've been reactions to the huge success of r/place.
==Visuals==
TBA
==Media==
===Video Games/Websites===
Although most games and websites that fit this aesthetic don't necessarily include offensive or NSFW content, some of them can. Discretion is advised when visiting these websites.
*ayyo.gg
*Color Place (ROBLOX)
*drawball.com
*Everyone Draw
*PIXEL r/place (ROBLOX)
*pixel.vkoskiv.com
*pixelcanvas.io
*pixelplace.io
*pixelplanet.fun
*pixelya.fun
*pixmap.fun
*pxls.space
*r/place (Reddit)
*Triviart
==Gallery==
everyonedraw.png|A diverse combination of pixel art in Everyone Draw (LGBT+ pride, trans pride, psychedelica and country flags)
rplace.png|The canvas of the r/place subreddit in April Fools 2023.
pixelplanet.png|The United Kingdom and Ireland in the website "pixelplanet.fun".
==References==
Category:Visual
Category:Electronic
Category:2010s
Category:Rainbow
Category:Memes
Category:Internet Subculture
Category:Internet Aesthetics
Category:Interactive