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'''Wikiracing''' is a game in which players compete to navigate from one [[Wikipedia]] page to another using only [[internal links]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Aubrey |last=Whelan |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/living/20100721__Wikiracing__picking_up_speed_among_college_students.html |title='Wikiracing' picking up speed among college students |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2010-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Jones |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2010/07/11/Latest-game-for-bored-students-Wikiracing/stories/201007110177 |title=Latest game for bored students? Wikiracing |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=2010-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | |
'''Wikiracing''' is a game in which players compete to navigate from one [[Wikipedia]] page to another using only [[internal links]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Aubrey |last=Whelan |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/living/20100721__Wikiracing__picking_up_speed_among_college_students.html |title='Wikiracing' picking up speed among college students |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2010-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Jones |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2010/07/11/Latest-game-for-bored-students-Wikiracing/stories/201007110177 |title=Latest game for bored students? Wikiracing |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=2010-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Doctoroff |first=Ariel |date=2010-07-22 |title=Want To Waste An Hour (Or Three)? Go On A Wikirace |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/want-to-waste-an-hour-or_n_654619.html |work=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref><ref>Colin Hepke (2008). [https://spider.eecs.umich.edu/tbp/Newsletters/F08/F08Second_Actives.pdf "On Your Mark, Get Set, Wikipedia"!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403222940/http://spider.eecs.umich.edu/tbp/Newsletters/F08/F08Second_Actives.pdf|date=2012-04-03}} Cornerstone 2(3), 8.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Ben |date=2010-07-08 |title=Students glued to computers turn Wikipedia into a game |url=https://www.ecollegetimes.com/music/students-glued-to-computers-turn-wikipedia-into-a-game-1.2494012#.TsNA68NFuso |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718211900/http://www.ecollegetimes.com/music/students-glued-to-computers-turn-wikipedia-into-a-game-1.2494012#.TsNA68NFuso |archive-date=2012-07-18 |work=[[College Times]]}}</ref> It has many different variations and names, including '''The Wikipedia Game''', '''Wikipedia Maze''', '''Wikispeedia''', '''Wikiwars''', '''Wikipedia Ball''', '''Wikipedia Racing''', and '''Wikipedia Speedrunning'''.<ref>Stefan Thaler, Katharina Siorpaes, Elena Simperl and Christian Hofe (2011). [http://www.sti-innsbruck.at/fileadmin/documents/technical_report/A-survey-on-games-for-knowledge-acquisition.pdf "A Survey on Games for Knowledge Acquisition".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525053548/http://www.sti-innsbruck.at/fileadmin/documents/technical_report/A-survey-on-games-for-knowledge-acquisition.pdf |date=25 May 2012 }} ''[[Semantic Technology Institute International]]''. pgs 14-17.</ref> External websites have been created to facilitate the game.<ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=John |date=2010-06-10 |title=Searching For Fun: Wikipedia Game |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/10/searching-for-fun-wikipedia-game/ |work=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]}}</ref> |
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''[[The Seattle Times]]'' has recommended it as a good educational pastime for children<ref>{{cite news |first=Heidi |last=Stevens |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/zero-in-on-your-childs-lack-of-focus/ |title=Zero in on your child's lack of focus" |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=2011-08-14}}</ref> and the ''Larchmont Gazette'' has said, "While I don't know any teenagers who would curl up with an encyclopedia for a good read, I hear that a lot are reading it in the process of playing the Wikipedia Game".<ref>{{cite news |first=Jacqueline Hornor | |
''[[The Seattle Times]]'' has recommended it as a good educational pastime for children<ref>{{cite news |first=Heidi |last=Stevens |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/zero-in-on-your-childs-lack-of-focus/ |title=Zero in on your child's lack of focus" |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=2011-08-14}}</ref> and the ''Larchmont Gazette'' has said, "While I don't know any teenagers who would curl up with an encyclopedia for a good read, I hear that a lot are reading it in the process of playing the Wikipedia Game".<ref>{{cite news |last=Plumez |first=Jacqueline Hornor |date=2008-09-25 |title=The Career Doctor |url=https://www.larchmontgazette.com/2008/careerdoctor/20080925careerdoccteen.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093833/https://www.larchmontgazette.com/2008/careerdoctor/20080925careerdoccteen.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=16 November 2011 |work=Larchmont Gazette}}</ref> |
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The Amazing Wiki Race has been an event at the [[TechOlympics]]<ref>Denise Smith Amos. "500 teens converge for TechOlympics". ''[[Cincinnati Enquirer]]'', 3/5/2010 |
The Amazing Wiki Race has been an event at the [[TechOlympics]].<ref>Denise Smith Amos. "500 teens converge for TechOlympics". ''[[Cincinnati Enquirer]]'', 3/5/2010</ref> |
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The average number of links separating any English-language Wikipedia page from the [[United Kingdom]] page is 3.67. Thus, it has been occasionally banned in the game. Other common rules such as not using the [[United States]] page increase the game's difficulty.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brock | |
The average number of links separating any English-language Wikipedia page from the [[United Kingdom]] page is 3.67. Thus, it has been occasionally banned in the game. Other common rules such as not using the [[United States]] page increase the game's difficulty.<ref>{{cite news |last=Read |first=Brock |date=2008-05-28 |title=6 Degrees of Wikipedia |url=https://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/6-degrees-of-wikipedia/3973 |work=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]}}</ref> |
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The rules of wikiracing can be used as a method for studying aspects of Wikipedia.<ref>{{YouTube|JheGL6uSF-4|"I Made a Graph of Wikipedia... This Is What I Found"}} </ref> |
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As of 2005, a website and game known as ''The Wiki Game'' has been created, allowing players to Wikirace against each other in a server, for more points and recognition on the server. The game achieved more recognition as Internet stars such as [[Game Grumps]] played it on their channels. There is a version on the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] as well, in which players can do a variety of Wikirace styles from their phone.{{cn|date=April 2021}} |
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Wikiracing has many different variants, but the two most popular ones are: |
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''Speed Wiki'', in which participants compete to reach the finish page (previously concurred upon), within a limited time. The first to reach the final page within the time limit is thereby crowned the winner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webtrends.about.com/od/wiki/a/wiki_game.htm|title=The Wiki Game|access-date=2016-08-04|archive-date=9 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909024318/http://webtrends.about.com/od/wiki/a/wiki_game.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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''Click Wiki'', in which participants race to reach the final page with the fewest clicks or within a certain number of clicks.{{cn|date=January 2019}} |
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''The Wikipedia Game'', detailed on [https://twitter.com/wikipedia/status/1495117489067409412 Wikipedia’s Twitter page] and [https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/wordle-online-games Protocol.com], is a game where Internet users can challenge themselves to find one path from one [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia article]] to another. |
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 24 November 2024
Wikiracing is a game in which players compete to navigate from one Wikipedia page to another using only internal links.[1][2][3][4][5] It has many different variations and names, including The Wikipedia Game, Wikipedia Maze, Wikispeedia, Wikiwars, Wikipedia Ball, Wikipedia Racing, and Wikipedia Speedrunning.[6] External websites have been created to facilitate the game.[7]
The Seattle Times has recommended it as a good educational pastime for children[8] and the Larchmont Gazette has said, "While I don't know any teenagers who would curl up with an encyclopedia for a good read, I hear that a lot are reading it in the process of playing the Wikipedia Game".[9]
The Amazing Wiki Race has been an event at the TechOlympics.[10]
The average number of links separating any English-language Wikipedia page from the United Kingdom page is 3.67. Thus, it has been occasionally banned in the game. Other common rules such as not using the United States page increase the game's difficulty.[11]
The rules of wikiracing can be used as a method for studying aspects of Wikipedia.[12]
See also
[edit]- Six degrees of separation – Concept of social inter-connectedness of all people
- Crowdsourcing – Sourcing services or funds from a group
- Gamification – Using game design elements in non-games
- Virtual volunteering – Online volunteering
- Volunteer computing – System where users donate computer resources to contribute to research
- Wikipedia community – Volunteers who create and maintain Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ Whelan, Aubrey (21 July 2010). "'Wikiracing' picking up speed among college students". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Jones, Ben (20 June 2010). "Latest game for bored students? Wikiracing". Star Tribune.
- ^ Doctoroff, Ariel (22 July 2010). "Want To Waste An Hour (Or Three)? Go On A Wikirace". Huffington Post.
- ^ Colin Hepke (2008). "On Your Mark, Get Set, Wikipedia"! Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Cornerstone 2(3), 8.
- ^ Jones, Ben (8 July 2010). "Students glued to computers turn Wikipedia into a game". College Times. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
- ^ Stefan Thaler, Katharina Siorpaes, Elena Simperl and Christian Hofe (2011). "A Survey on Games for Knowledge Acquisition". Archived 25 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Semantic Technology Institute International. pgs 14-17.
- ^ Walker, John (10 June 2010). "Searching For Fun: Wikipedia Game". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- ^ Stevens, Heidi (14 August 2011). "Zero in on your child's lack of focus"". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Plumez, Jacqueline Hornor (25 September 2008). "The Career Doctor". Larchmont Gazette. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ Denise Smith Amos. "500 teens converge for TechOlympics". Cincinnati Enquirer, 3/5/2010
- ^ Read, Brock (28 May 2008). "6 Degrees of Wikipedia". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ^ "I Made a Graph of Wikipedia... This Is What I Found" on YouTube
External links
[edit]- Wikipedia's Wikirace project page
- Wikipedia's Wiki Ladders project page
- Harrison, Stephen (26 September 2023). "The Art of Wikiracing". Slate. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
