The Wiki Game: Wikipedia Treasure Hunt

Samuel Queyrichon

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Audience

Attendees

6-8

Number of facilitators

1

Level

Preparation

30 minutes

Activity

45 minutes

Description

The Wiki Game is a site/game that requires players to find a particular Wikipedia article (chosen randomly). It first chooses a starting Wikipedia article randomly on which the player must start – they must then navigate to the target using only internal Wikipedia links. This helps participants to understand the extent to which free online encyclopedias articles are interlinked.

Objectives

Free online encyclopedia: Wikipedia
Research

Equipment

One computer per participant
Internet connection

Content used

The Wiki Game (thewikigame.com)