I built a custom interactive lore hub and companion website for a Star Wars Rebels alternate universe project I am writing.
Hello everyone!
I wanted to share a passion project I have been building. I am currently writing a Rebels-focused fanfic story where a modern software developer wakes up in the body of a seven-year-old Ezra Bridger right after his parents are arrested.
To keep track of the massive worldbuilding as well as create a appropriate atmosphere, I coded a custom companion website called Aether. I designed it to function like an in-universe database. The site currently features:
- An interactive Galaxy Map for tracking movements.
- A dedicated lore repository covering factions, planets like Lothal and Tatooine, and artifacts. (Just started this section so not many for now)
- Character galleries including Ahsoka, Sabine, and custom characters.
- A timeline feature to track the divergence from canon events.
- A custom loader animation using svg based lightsaber icons whose blades and hilts that can be customized based on some presets.
I put a massive amount of effort into the user interface to make it feel as immersive as possible. You can check out the live site and read the project here: Link To Site
I would love to hear what you think of the design and the layout!
(Btw if anything doesn't work, just refresh the page. Its still a project in progress so there are a bit of bugs in the sites that would later be corrected)
Thanks to u/Jawzilla4 for wallpaper collection which is used in the site.