Session 1 Β· Internet 101

Have you ever wondered what happens after you type a website into your browser?

A short interactive story about visiting tibet.net β€” no jargon, just the journey.

Takes about 3–5 minutes Β· Use Next to move through each scene

Scene 1

You want to visit a website

You know the website's name… but your computer doesn't know where it lives.

Just like you know a person's name, but not their home address.

Looking for tibet.net…

Scene 2

Finding the address

Your browser asks a DNS server, β€œWhere can I find tibet.net?”

Think of it like looking up someone's address in your contacts.

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Searching contacts…

203.0.113.25

Example address only

Scene 3

Traveling across the internet

Now that we know the address, we can travel there.

Like driving to a friend's house after finding their address.

Scene 4

Arriving at the web server

The server receives your request and prepares everything needed for the website.

Think of it as the building where the website lives.

Web Server

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πŸ–ΌοΈ
🎨
βš™οΈ

Scene 5

Sending everything back

The server sends everything back to your browser.

Like packing a box and shipping it home.

πŸ“„πŸ–ΌοΈπŸŽ¨
πŸ“¦

On its way back to you

Scene 6

Opening the package

Your browser puts every piece together.

Only after everything arrives does the website appear.

πŸ”’tibet.net

Welcome to tibet.net

βœ… Website loaded

That's the whole journey

From a name you typed, to an address, across the internet, and back β€” assembled into the page on your screen.

Tap any step to remember it

Start at β€œYou,” then follow the track clockwise β€” hover or click any step for a short reminder.

Continue: firewall demo β†’

Interactive Β· Next level

What if you're inside Tibet?

Same journey β€” but now the path passes through the Great Firewall. Flip the switch, send a message, then try a VPN tunnel.

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You
πŸ“‘
ISP
🧱
Great Firewall
🌐
Server
βœ‰οΈ

Outside Tibet: traffic flows freely. Flip the switch to see what changes.