The Wikipedia Game
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The Wikipedia Game
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Re: The Wikipedia Game
#2We used to play this game at school. We just did it ourselves though (without a website). I think your page is a bit confusing, and it doesn't leave me with any idea of where to start.
I'd simplify the page, and make it obvious! Good luck.
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#3Okay the implementation of this is really well done. It had everything I was expecting an automated version of this game would have.
My one complaint is that the frame for the game seemed quite slow compared to normal scrolling on Wikipedia (Just checked and yes there is a noticeable lag in scrolling in Chrome on Windows). This is some what frustrating in a game designed for speed!
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#4Okay the implementation of this is really well done. It had everything I was expecting an automated version of this game would have. My one complaint is that the frame for the game seemed quite slow compared to normal scrolling on Wikipedia (Just checked and yes there is a noticeable lag in scrolling in Chrome on Windows). This is some what frustrating in a game designed for speed!
One other piece of feedback -- maybe hide click paths in the left hand nav until the user has marked some sort of "given up" button for current race?
It would be nice to see the active players list on the home page too (I would have started a lot faster and with less hesitation had I known X amount of people were playing just then).
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#5Excellent idea, really love the fact you've made a game out of what everyone experiences on wikipedia already. One issue, scrolling the article on the iPad doesn't work. Other than that, awesome.
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#6Excellent idea, really love the fact you've made a game out of what everyone experiences on wikipedia already. One issue, scrolling the article on the iPad doesn't work. Other than that, awesome.
That is because they use iframes. To scroll an iframe use two fingers at once. This will also help if you use Google Reader, etc.
Have fun!
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#7Anyone want to play a high stakes match?
(Why, no, that isn't a directed graph of wikipedia articles and a BFS implementation behind my back.)
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#8What's to stop people from editing Wikipedia articles to shorten their click paths?
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#9A similar game I like to play is with Foursquare; keep clicking through friends and locations to get from one location to another around the world.
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#10It's pretty fun, however, you can use firebug or a similar tool to just change the html to link directly to the answer ;-)