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"Find your voice with BBC Young Reporter! If you're aged between 11-18 years old, make and share the stories that matter to you! Learn how to make your film and upload it here"
"Find your voice with BBC Young Reporter! If you're aged between 11-18 years old, make and share the stories that matter to you! Learn how to make your film and upload it here"
Format:
A small page with an amateur video news report, a description, video uploader and view count.
Videos are publicly accessible both from the page they're posted on but also by direct URL:
https://www.mixital.co.uk/images-s3/{uploader-id}/57/DD-Mmm-YYYY/HH-MM-SS/media.mp4
ex. https://www.mixital.co.uk/images-s3/czgzvgbmlp/57/15-Mar-2019/14-23-40/media.mp4
Note: Some pages might be missing their videos.


=== BBC Young Reporter - Written Reports ===
=== BBC Young Reporter - Written Reports ===
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Written reports for the BBC Young Reporter program.
Written reports for the BBC Young Reporter program.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


=== BBC Young Reporter - Images ===
=== BBC Young Reporter - Images ===
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JPEG images for the BBC Young Reporter program.
JPEG images for the BBC Young Reporter program.
Format:
A small page with a photo, a description, uploader and view count.
Direct links to the photos also exist but seem to have their URL generated based on something akin to upload id, making retrieval non-trivial.


=== BBC The Social ===
=== BBC The Social ===
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Short scripts/scenarios for creative writing.
Short scripts/scenarios for creative writing.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


===  BBC Introducing: Vizii ===
===  BBC Introducing: Vizii ===
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A fun tool for adding visuals (hence the name Vizii) to songs. Users can also edit the song they're currently listening to, although export or "remixing" are no longer possible as new accounts can't be opened. That being said it's possible to play around and screen-cap for anyone willing to document this.
A fun tool for adding visuals (hence the name Vizii) to songs. Users can also edit the song they're currently listening to, although export or "remixing" are no longer possible as new accounts can't be opened. That being said it's possible to play around and screen-cap for anyone willing to document this.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to an HTML-5 canvas which displays the Vizii content, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The Vizii player is loaded into the canvas and seems to make an access to a blob database to retrieve the contents for a particular submission. Seeing as it might be difficult to fully emulate this infrastructure it's worth opting to just record the canvas content as a video (which requires a screen recorder as there isn't an option for downloading).


===  Ten Pieces: SuperConductor ===
===  Ten Pieces: SuperConductor ===
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An "expansion pack" for Vizii with different art assets to choose from. Other features appear to be more or less identical.
An "expansion pack" for Vizii with different art assets to choose from. Other features appear to be more or less identical.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to an HTML-5 canvas which displays the Vizii content, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The Vizii player is loaded into the canvas and seems to make an access to a blob database to retrieve the contents for a particular submission. Seeing as it might be difficult to fully emulate this infrastructure it's worth opting to just record the canvas content as a video (which requires a screen recorder as there isn't an option for downloading).


===  Doctor Who: FanFiction ===
===  Doctor Who: FanFiction ===
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Doctor Who fan fiction.
Doctor Who fan fiction.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


===  Class: FanFiction ===
===  Class: FanFiction ===
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Class (BBC, 2016 series) fan fiction.
Class (BBC, 2016 series) fan fiction.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


===  Jane Austen: Fan Fiction ===
===  Jane Austen: Fan Fiction ===
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Fan fiction based on the characters of 18th-19th century author Jane Austen.
Fan fiction based on the characters of 18th-19th century author Jane Austen.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


===  Magical Worlds With Harry Potter ===
===  Magical Worlds With Harry Potter ===
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Harry Potter fan fiction.
Harry Potter fan fiction.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


===  Writersroom:The Script Gym ===
===  Writersroom:The Script Gym ===
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Short scripts/scenarios for creative writing, similar to ''The Social'', except seemingly meant for older audiences.
Short scripts/scenarios for creative writing, similar to ''The Social'', except seemingly meant for older audiences.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


===  Contains: FLANEUR ===
===  Contains: FLANEUR ===
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[https://www.mixital.co.uk/dmks-s3-gzip/texteditor/containsstronglanguage/flaneur_popup.html FLANEUR or the ''Fabulous Literary Automated Numerical Engine for Unlimited Roaming''] generates a random sequence of instructions/directions to send the user off on a journey. The idea is to then write something based on emotions invoked by the sights the user has come across on this journey.
[https://www.mixital.co.uk/dmks-s3-gzip/texteditor/containsstronglanguage/flaneur_popup.html FLANEUR or the ''Fabulous Literary Automated Numerical Engine for Unlimited Roaming''] generates a random sequence of instructions/directions to send the user off on a journey. The idea is to then write something based on emotions invoked by the sights the user has come across on this journey.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to the pop-up report, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The contents of the pop-up text report may be copied to clip-board as-is, or optionally exported as a PDF.


===  BBC Three Top Ten Comedy Kit ===
===  BBC Three Top Ten Comedy Kit ===
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A drag-and-drop comic maker. Inspired by the aptly named BBC Three web-series "Top Ten" users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
A drag-and-drop comic maker. Inspired by the aptly named BBC Three web-series "Top Ten" users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to an HTML-5 canvas which displays the Top Ten Comedy Kit content, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The player is loaded into the canvas and seems to make an access to a blob database to retrieve the contents for a particular submission, akin to Vizii. Seeing as it might be difficult to fully emulate this infrastructure it's worth opting to just record the canvas content as a video (which requires a screen recorder as there isn't an option for downloading).


===  EastEnders: Soap Factory ===
===  EastEnders: Soap Factory ===
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Make East-Enders stories similar to Episode. A drag-and-drop comic maker much like Top Ten Comedy Kit, users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
Make East-Enders stories similar to Episode. A drag-and-drop comic maker much like Top Ten Comedy Kit, users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to an HTML-5 canvas which displays the Top Ten Comedy Kit content, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The player is loaded into the canvas and seems to make an access to a blob database to retrieve the contents for a particular submission, akin to Vizii. Seeing as it might be difficult to fully emulate this infrastructure it's worth opting to just record the canvas content as a video (which requires a screen recorder as there isn't an option for downloading).
Includes a Built-in PDF and GIF exporter, simply watch anything until the end to get the option to export.


===  Wolf Jenkins StoryTeller ===
===  Wolf Jenkins StoryTeller ===
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Another drag-and-drop comic maker. Inspired by the aptly named Wolf Jenkins web-series, users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
Another drag-and-drop comic maker. Inspired by the aptly named Wolf Jenkins web-series, users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to an HTML-5 canvas which displays the Top Ten Comedy Kit content, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The player is loaded into the canvas and seems to make an access to a blob database to retrieve the contents for a particular submission, akin to Vizii. Seeing as it might be difficult to fully emulate this infrastructure it's worth opting to just record the canvas content as a video (which requires a screen recorder as there isn't an option for downloading).
Includes a Built-in PDF and GIF exporter, simply watch anything until the end to get the option to export.


===  A.Dot's Trashbag Tuesday ===
===  A.Dot's Trashbag Tuesday ===
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Amplify Dot's Trashbag Tuesday is yet another drag-and-drop comic maker much like the Top Ten Comedy Kit and in terms of features and layout appears to be the latest edition. Users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
Amplify Dot's Trashbag Tuesday is yet another drag-and-drop comic maker much like the Top Ten Comedy Kit and in terms of features and layout appears to be the latest edition. Users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.
Format:
A small page with an image box which leads to an HTML-5 canvas which displays the Top Ten Comedy Kit content, a description, content uploader (can be an institution such as a school) and view count.
The player is loaded into the canvas and seems to make an access to a blob database to retrieve the contents for a particular submission, akin to Vizii. Seeing as it might be difficult to fully emulate this infrastructure it's worth opting to just record the canvas content as a video (which requires a screen recorder as there isn't an option for downloading).
Includes a Built-in PDF and GIF exporter, simply watch anything until the end to get the option to export.


===  Big Painting Challenge ===
===  Big Painting Challenge ===
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Artwork. JPEG images for the Big Painting Challenge.
Artwork. JPEG images for the Big Painting Challenge.
Format:
A small page with a photo, a description, uploader and view count.
Direct links to the photos also exist but seem to have their URL generated based on something akin to upload id, making retrieval non-trivial.


===  Fortysix: Bring Ideas to life ===
===  Fortysix: Bring Ideas to life ===
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Prototype designs and mock-ups. JPEG images for "Accelerate Your Idea"
Prototype designs and mock-ups. JPEG images for "Accelerate Your Idea"
Format:
A small page with a photo, a description, uploader and view count.
Direct links to the photos also exist but seem to have their URL generated based on something akin to upload id, making retrieval non-trivial.


===  Gold Rush Game Maker ===
===  Gold Rush Game Maker ===
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An HTML5 game with a level editor. A top-down shooter where levels can have a number of objectives (i.e. collecting keys, reaching a score, defeating all enemies to win etc.).
An HTML5 game with a level editor. A top-down shooter where levels can have a number of objectives (i.e. collecting keys, reaching a score, defeating all enemies to win etc.).
Format:
Can edit other players levels(?), but there doesn't seem to be a way to export levels as a file.


===  Strictly: Robo-Dancers ===
===  Strictly: Robo-Dancers ===
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A rag-doll animator, inspired by the BBC's Strictly. Design rag-doll robots and animate them to dance.
A rag-doll animator, inspired by the BBC's Strictly. Design rag-doll robots and animate them to dance.
Format:
No built-in Exporter?


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 12:08, 2 May 2020

BBC Mixital
BBC Mixital logo
Mixital.png
URL https://www.mixital.co.uk/
Status Offline
Archiving status Partially saved
Archiving type Unknown
IRC channel #missitall (on hackint)
Project lead Orldow6

BBC Mixital was a site allowing users to create their own games, cartoons, music videos and stories. Often, but not always, these creations would be themed around a BBC television property (for example, the section for Dr Who fan-fiction).

In April 2019 the BBC announced that Mixital was to be closed, citing "We’ve learned a number of valuable lessons that we’ll share internally and with partners, but we feel the time is right to take these lessons and explore how we might apply them in other ways online."[1]

From April 2019 the ability to publish new creations on the website has been removed. New users were also unable to create an account. The content remained online until April 2020 when it "will no longer be publicly available".[1] It disappeared sometime between April 1 AM and April 2 AM (UTC+1 time).[2]

Discovery and API

In the shutdown announcement, the BBC stated that Mixital contains "more than one million ... creations".[3]

Please Note: digitalmake's seem to only be indexed by upload order, there is no guarantee that a specific upload will be for a particular app the Channels bellow provides a list of possible content you might come across.

Range of Content

The type of content on Mixital varies wildly. Some items, such as fanfiction will likely be fairly simple to archive. Other content, such as the dancing robots will likely require effort to reverse engineer the JavaScript and requests used to make the creation "work".

It should also be noted that most of these communities also contain blog-style articles, usually providing writing advice such as can be seen here.

Channels

Mixital is split into about 20 or so "channels" each with their own content-creation interface.

BBC Young Reporter - Video Reports

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/youngreporter

Description:

"Find your voice with BBC Young Reporter! If you're aged between 11-18 years old, make and share the stories that matter to you! Learn how to make your film and upload it here"

BBC Young Reporter - Written Reports

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/write-with-youngreporter

Description:

Written reports for the BBC Young Reporter program.

BBC Young Reporter - Images

https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/young-reporter-images

Description:

JPEG images for the BBC Young Reporter program.

BBC The Social

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/the-social

Description:

Short scripts/scenarios for creative writing.

BBC Introducing: Vizii

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/bbc-introducing-vizii

Description:

A fun tool for adding visuals (hence the name Vizii) to songs. Users can also edit the song they're currently listening to, although export or "remixing" are no longer possible as new accounts can't be opened. That being said it's possible to play around and screen-cap for anyone willing to document this.

Ten Pieces: SuperConductor

Status: Saved! AB ViewerWARC

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/ten-pieces-vizii

Description:

An "expansion pack" for Vizii with different art assets to choose from. Other features appear to be more or less identical.

Doctor Who: FanFiction

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/doctor-who-fanfiction

Description:

Doctor Who fan fiction.

Class: FanFiction

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/class-fanfiction

Description:

Class (BBC, 2016 series) fan fiction.

Jane Austen: Fan Fiction

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/jane-austen-fan-fiction

Description:

Fan fiction based on the characters of 18th-19th century author Jane Austen.

Magical Worlds With Harry Potter

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/magic-with-harry-potter

Description:

Harry Potter fan fiction.

Writersroom:The Script Gym

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/writersroom

Description:

Short scripts/scenarios for creative writing, similar to The Social, except seemingly meant for older audiences.

Contains: FLANEUR

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/contains-strong-language

Description:

FLANEUR or the Fabulous Literary Automated Numerical Engine for Unlimited Roaming generates a random sequence of instructions/directions to send the user off on a journey. The idea is to then write something based on emotions invoked by the sights the user has come across on this journey.

BBC Three Top Ten Comedy Kit

Status: Saved!

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/top-ten-comedy-kit

Description:

A drag-and-drop comic maker. Inspired by the aptly named BBC Three web-series "Top Ten" users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.

EastEnders: Soap Factory

Status: Saved!

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/eastenders-soap-factory

Description:

Make East-Enders stories similar to Episode. A drag-and-drop comic maker much like Top Ten Comedy Kit, users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.

Wolf Jenkins StoryTeller

Status: Saved!

Available at: https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/wolf-jenkins

Description:

Another drag-and-drop comic maker. Inspired by the aptly named Wolf Jenkins web-series, users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.

A.Dot's Trashbag Tuesday

Status: Saved!

Available at https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/trashbag-tuesday

Description:

Amplify Dot's Trashbag Tuesday is yet another drag-and-drop comic maker much like the Top Ten Comedy Kit and in terms of features and layout appears to be the latest edition. Users can drag figures and dialogue boxes to create slide-show cartoons.

Big Painting Challenge

Status: Saved!

https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/big-painting-challenge-images

Description:

Artwork. JPEG images for the Big Painting Challenge.

Fortysix: Bring Ideas to life

https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/accelerate-your-idea

Description:

Prototype designs and mock-ups. JPEG images for "Accelerate Your Idea"

Gold Rush Game Maker

https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/gold-rush-game-maker

A level editor for a third person top-down shooter.

Description:

An HTML5 game with a level editor. A top-down shooter where levels can have a number of objectives (i.e. collecting keys, reaching a score, defeating all enemies to win etc.).

Strictly: Robo-Dancers

https://www.mixital.co.uk/channel/strictly-robo-dancers

Pick a robot and give it a rag-doll dance.

Description:

A rag-doll animator, inspired by the BBC's Strictly. Design rag-doll robots and animate them to dance.

Gallery

A Story from A.Dot's Trashbag Tuesday, exported as a gif
A Story from A.Dot's Trashbag Tuesday, exported using the "Comic Exporter" which exports it as a jpeg

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.mixital.co.uk/faqs[IAWcite.todayMemWeb]
  2. #missitall: <@betamax> it was online in the AM of April 1st. Offline in the AM of April 2nd (those are GMT+1 times)
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/dbb0e8f3-818a-47cf-875f-75025a3721cb