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The Wikiverse project is an interactive 3D visualization of Wikipedia,
reimagined as a cosmic web of knowledge.

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50.000
1%
of Wikipedia Medium
100.000
2%
of Wikipedia Complete
250.000
5%
of Wikipedia
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W I K I V E R S E
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©2016 Owen Cornec

(1) Use arrow keys to move around. (2) SCROLL to zoom in and out. (3) LEFT CLICK
to fly to a star (no links) (4) RIGHT CLICK to fly to a star with links (5)
DOUBLE CLICK to view suggested articles (6) Hover on stars and links to see your
destination (7) When crosshairs appear, click-drag to rotate the view (8) Click
on the circle at the center of the screen to open up a previously selected
article (9) Press SPACE to zoom



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Top of the week
Sun, 22 Oct 2023 to Sat, 28 Oct 2023

1. 2023 Cricket World Cup 3,937,866 2. Suzanne Somers 2,539,567 3. Leo (2023
Indian film) 2,458,805 4. Cricket World Cup 2,358,550 5. 2023 Israel–Hamas war
1,759,278 6. Gaza Strip 1,539,801 7. Israel 1,522,213 8. State of Palestine
1,495,597 9. The Fall of the House of Usher (miniseries) 1,457,045 10. David
Beckham 1,453,522 11. Hamas 1,409,357 12. Killers of the Flower Moon (film)
1,391,511 13. The Fall of the House of Usher 1,045,459 14. Deaths in 2023
961,512 15. Israeli–Palestinian conflict 945,035 16. 2023 Polish parliamentary
election 838,680 17. UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 733,103 18. Taylor Swift 685,481
19. UFC 294 655,462 20. Jerusalem 644,316 21. Bobby Charlton 603,388 22. 2023
Rugby World Cup 589,402 23. West Bank 588,276 24. Travis Kelce 551,258 25.
Benjamin Netanyahu 531,679

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Home
/ Domains
/ Clusters
/ Links
/ Articles
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Zooming and Levels

SCROLL, pinch, or use +/- to zoom in and out. Here zooming allows you to reach
different levels of knowledge: (from top to bottom)

 * Domains: Clusters grouped together form domains like ART, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY
   or SCIENCE.
 * Clusters: Groups of stars form clusters, indicated by black spheres. Hovering
   on these will reveal the top categories in each cluster.
 * Links: Stars are selectable and links are easier to view.
 * Articles: Stars are selectable,you click drag to rotate the view and fly
   around.

3D and 2D navigation
3D mode is enabled once you are fully zoomed in, otherwise 2D mode is in effect

Arrow keys or A S D W
2D: Move around the globe
3D: Rotate the view

Space bar
2D: Zoom in
3D: Accelerate forward

Click-drag
3D only: Rotate the view
Menu

Many options are available to you in the left side bar:
OPEN: Open and read your most recently viewed article.
FULLSCREEN: Puts Wikiverse in fullscreen for a more immersive viewing experience
TOP 25: Top articles of the week based on Wikipedia readership data
ABOUT: Information about this project and credits
HISTORY: Animation that shows every star you've visited
CONTROLS: Show help and controls
SHARE: Links to share this site on Twitter and facebook
HIDE ALL: Hide all User Interface elements
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Concept

Wikipedia is humanity's richest source of public information. It is often viewed
as an endless book, accessed mostly through Google searches.

As a kid, I loved hopping from page to page on Wikipedia. With a few curious
clicks, I was transported to new worlds I would never have stumbled upon
otherwise. The internet has given us access to an abysmal amount of knowledge;
while familiar ideas are easy to find, little incentive is given to seek out the
new and unexpected. I wanted the world to see Wikipedia through my eyes, to
reveal the connective tapestry hidden behind every page.

Construction

This universe was formed thanks to a physics simulation, where tens of millions
of links tied 250k articles together. As we stretch and tug at the fabric, knots
form and cluster stars into themes/categories. Every editor's contribution took
part in crystallizing articles into the resulting map, where proximity equates
to related-ness.

Using this custom exploration engine, we are able to explore and investigate
each star. Every click transports us across this universe, giving us visual
feedback for every choice made. This is not meant as a replacement for
Wikipedia, only as an added layer that gratifies curiosity and exploration. It
is in my mind a tribute to Wikipedia, and the intricate beauty of collective
thought.

Credits

Made by Owen Cornec
Seeking new opportunities starting September 2016, contact: owen dot cornec at
gamil.com

Wikiverse is an independent initiative and not affiliated with Wikipedia or the
Wikimedia foundation, this project and many others couldn't be made possible
without the contribution of countless users, donors and the WMF's drive to
deliver all this content to you.
See how you can support Wikipedia here.
3D engine based on THREE.js by Mr. Doob
Full articles brought to you by the Wikipedia API by MediaWiki
Top popular page ranking provided by Andrew G. West
Clustering made with Force Atlas II, Gephi and OpenOrd by S. Martin, W. M.
Brown, R. Klavans, and K. Boyack

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