What we are building
Roadmap
The platform's direction across upcoming releases. We update this page as work progresses.
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Public preview of Roller Derby Legacy
Historical Archive
The first public preview of RollerDerbyLegacy.com is live, introducing the platform's mission, design, and roadmap.
Accessible mobile-friendly foundation
Accessibility
The site is designed for older visitors and mobile devices, with large readable text, clear navigation, and keyboard accessibility.
Public changelog and roadmap
Administration
Community members can follow what has been released and what is being built next.
In Development
Founding Collection catalog
Historical Archive
The first photographs and materials from the Founding Collection are being prepared for the archive.
People and legacy profiles
People and Legacy Profiles
Profiles for skaters, officials, coaches, owners, promoters, and announcers — connected to teams, events, and historic media.
Team and organization records
Teams and Events
Records for teams, leagues, and organizations across the eras of the sport.
Account and contribution foundation
Community Contributions
The secure account system that will let community members contribute photographs, corrections, and stories.
Planned Next
Photo identification requests
Community Contributions
Community-driven identification of skaters, teams, locations, and events in historic photographs.
Family stewardship applications
Family Stewardship
Verified families can apply to maintain and preserve their loved ones' legacy pages.
Program and document digitization
Programs and Documents
Multi-page digitized programs with searchable text, articles, rosters, and references.
Advanced archive search
Search and Discovery
Powerful search across people, teams, programs, photographs, and events.
Hall of Fame annual management
Hall of Fame
Annual Hall of Fame classes, nominations, inductee profiles, and ceremony records.
Historic video catalog
Historic Video
Preserved video material with restoration status, transcripts, captions, and connections to people and events.
Current roller derby events
Teams and Events
Documentation of current games, tournaments, exhibitions, reunions, and ceremonies — connected to the historical archive.
Future Exploration
AI-assisted image descriptions
Search and Discovery
Carefully reviewed AI-generated descriptions of archival photographs to improve search and discovery.
Human-reviewed facial similarity research
Research Tools
A privately governed research tool to help reunite unidentified people with their families. Strict privacy, security, and consent rules apply.
VHS, film, and DVD restoration workflows
Preservation
Professional preservation pipelines for the sport's irreplaceable historic media.
YouTube publication of approved video editions
YouTube
Authorized public YouTube editions of restored historic video, with permission and rights review.
Multilingual expansion (Japanese first)
International Access
Japanese will be the first additional language. Other languages will follow as community participation grows.
Archive store and image licensing
Store and Licensing
Authorized prints, image licenses, books, and approved memorabilia to sustain long-term preservation.
Public research datasets
Research Tools
Researcher access to anonymized, properly cleared archive datasets for scholarship and journalism.
Versions
v0.1
Foundation
Core site, design system, archive architecture, public roadmap, and changelog.
v0.2
Historical Records
People, teams, organizations, events, collections, sources, and citations.
v0.3
Programs and Documents
Multi-page scans, OCR, searchable articles, rosters, and references.
v0.4
Community Participation
Accounts, contributions, corrections, stewardship, and moderation.
v0.5
Image Archive
Photographs, metadata, identification requests, and collection browsing.
v0.6
Historic Media
VHS, film, DVD, transcripts, captions, and video records.
v0.7
Hall of Fame and Events
Annual Hall of Fame classes, ceremonies, games, reunions, and public events.
v0.8
Advanced Discovery
Improved search, timelines, relationships, and research tools.
v0.9
Launch Preparation
Accessibility, security, performance, rights, content, and production readiness.
v1.0
Public Archive Launch
First complete public release of RollerDerbyLegacy.com.
v1.1
Family Legacy Expansion
Deeper family stewardship tools and memorial features.
Planning Placeholder — subject to change
v1.2
Historic Video and YouTube
Full historic video catalog and authorized YouTube publication.
Planning Placeholder — subject to change
v1.3
International Collections
Multilingual surface and international community contributions.
Planning Placeholder — subject to change
v1.4
Store and Licensing
Authorized prints, image licenses, books, and memorabilia.
Planning Placeholder — subject to change
v2.0
Advanced Digital Museum
Next-generation discovery, research, and exhibition tools.
Planning Placeholder — subject to change
Future Ideas
Concepts we are exploring
Search and Discovery
AI-assisted identification of people in archival photographs
Carefully reviewed AI suggestions to help identify people in historic photographs. Always human-confirmed.
Exploratory concept — not yet scheduled
Research Tools
Human-reviewed face similarity research
A privately governed research tool to help reunite unidentified people with their families.
Exploratory concept — not yet scheduled
Research Tools
Video appearance matching
Find every video appearance of a known person across the archive.
Exploratory concept — not yet scheduled
Research Tools
Expanded historical game statistics
Box scores, jam summaries, lineups, and historical statistics.
Exploratory concept — not yet scheduled