This is most interesting, what an addictive way to explore random corners of Wikipedia. Just head to https://www.wikitok.io/ and see what shows up, where it might lead you if you are curious. Scroll down for an infinite experience of more random Wikipedia pages.
Note, just a few hours later after sahring the wikitok.io web address seems to be not working! Try instead https://wikitok.vercel.app
My first visit yielded:
Curious? You could click read more to
explore the Mechi River in Wikipedia
Then next scroll down provided:
Curious? You could click read more to explore Wat Apson Sawan in Wikipedia. There you might see the message > This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Maybe you would be inspired to respond to the need for citations on this Wikipedia Page.
Perhaps you could see a way to use this in your open education teaching? Or as a way to introduce people to Wikipedia, maybe to get them started editing.
Also note the ability to switch to different languages, for example Ukranian:
Curious? You could click read more to explore Омелянович-Павленко Іван Володимирович in Ukrainian Wikipedia (that is Omelyanovich-Pavlenko Ivan Volodymyrovych, Ukranian miltitary figure from the early 1900s).
There’s more randomness from Ukranian Wikipedia, just keep scrolling = I will guess Blueman is the Bluetooth symbol?
Curious? You could click read more to explore Blueman in Ukraninan Wikipedia – it’s actually a piece of softwre that connects computers using Bluietooth.
Give WikiTok a little bit of time- what do you discover? What catches your eye? What do you click to see more?
For more, see the article I learned about this, from Ars Technica-- Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction
On Wednesday, a New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal debuted a new site called WikiTok, where users can vertically swipe through an endless stream of Wikipedia article stubs in a manner similar to the interface for video-sharing app TikTok.
It’s a neat way to stumble upon interesting information randomly, learn new things, and spend spare moments of boredom without reaching for an algorithmically addictive social media app. Although to be fair, WikiTok is addictive in its own way, but without an invasive algorithm tracking you and pushing you toward the lowest-common-denominator content. It’s also thrilling because you never know what’s going to pop up next.
The article is worth a read to learn how it emerged from a discussion in social media and the role AI played in the development of the first version.
by @Aizkmusic. Vheck out the code on GitHub
