Software:Listen to Wikipedia

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Listen to Wikipedia
Screenshot of Listen to Wikipedia showing a new user bar, the visualisation in the form of circles, and textual information of recent changes in English Wikipedia
Developer(s)Stephen LaPorte, Mahmoud Hashemi
Repositorylisten.hatnote.com
Written inJavaScript and HTML
License3-clause BSD license
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Listen to Wikipedia is a multimedia visualizer developed by Mahmoud Hashemi and Stephen LaPorte which translates recent Wikipedia edits into a display of visuals and sounds. The open source software application creates a real-time statistical graphic with sound from contributions to Wikipedia from around the world. To accomplish this, L2W uses the graphics library D3.js.[1]

The project won Silver in the Interactive Visualization category of the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards in 2013.[2] The concept of Listen to Wikipedia is based on BitListen, originally known as Listen to Bitcoin, by Maximillian Laumaister.[3][4]

Presentation

Listen to Wikipedia exhibited at the University of Virginia

Audio

Each edit produces a note in the pentatonic scale.[5] The bell-like sounds of a celesta correspond to edits with a net addition of content to Wikipedia, and the strums of a clavichord correspond to net subtractions of content. The pitch is inversely proportional to the size of the edit (lower pitched notes are produced by larger edits).[6] Newly registered Wikipedia users are welcomed by a string chord.[7][4]

Visuals

Each edit creates a circle of one of three colors: white for registered users, green for unregistered users, and violet for Wikipedia bots. The size of a circle is proportional to the magnitude of change executed by the edit; larger circles are produced by larger edits.[4] The name of the article edited is displayed in the center of the circle. Clicking on the text opens a Wikipedia page in a new tab in the user's browser, showing the revision. A blue bar at the top of the screen will appear whenever a new Wikipedia user is registered, listing their username. At the bottom left corner, there is a bar showing the number of edits per minute.

References

  1. ↑ "Listen to Wikipedia" (in en). August 30, 2013. https://blog.hatnote.com/post/56856315107/listen-to-wikipedia. 
  2. ↑ "Information is Beautiful Awards Entry for Listen to Wikipedia". https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/228-listen-to-wikipedia. 
  3. ↑ "Listen to Wikipedia – Wikimedia blog". July 30, 2013. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/30/listen-to-wikipedia/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hashemi, Stephen LaPorte and Mahmoud. "Hatnote Listen to Wikipedia". http://listen.hatnote.com/. 
  5. ↑ Wilson, Mark (August 23, 2013). "Listen To The Orchestra Of Users Updating Wikipedia". Fast Company. http://www.fastcodesign.com/1673265/listen-to-the-orchestra-of-users-updating-wikipedia#1. 
  6. ↑ "Listen To Wikipedia: Engineers Translate Edits Into Sound". NPR. https://www.npr.org/2016/04/13/474120884/listen-to-wikipedia-engineers-translate-edits-into-sound. 
  7. ↑ Seifert, Dan (August 9, 2013). "Fall asleep to the sound of Wikipedia". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4607240/fall-asleep-to-the-sound-of-wikipedia. 
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  • Stephen LaPorte, Mahmoud Hashemi, Listen to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation blog, July 30, 2013



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