Thanks for sharing, Galder! This is something we would like for the Tyap Wikipedia. I would appreciate having the templates, LUA modules, and gadget codes, for Gizaki to adapt. Thanks also for sharing, Dr. James!
Warm regards, Kambai On Fri, 6 Nov 2026 at 10:21, Alaexis via Wikimedia-l < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Galder - this is very impressive! > > Alex > > On Wed, 28 Oct 2026 at 15:11, Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga via Wikimedia-l < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> Those who know me or have read previous mails know that I like >> interactivity and augmented experiences. In the past, I have written mails >> to this list explaining why I think we are behind the needs of the people >> who come to our platforms for learning. That's why I'm writing you this >> text, which is not a newsletter, but might become one in the future. >> >> *Why interactivity, now* >> Large language models can already produce fluent encyclopedic prose on >> demand, so plain text is fast becoming a commodity. What they can't easily >> replicate is a structured, interactive way to explore a topic, something a >> reader manipulates, compares, and watches change. Humans learn in a variety >> of ways, and text is only one of those ways. A compelling story, a >> multimedia layer, something that can be touched by the reader makes the >> experience better. If Wikimedia projects want to stay places to learn >> rather than pages to skim, that layer of discovery is where we can add >> value an LLM chat window can't. >> On the Basque Wikipedia we've spent the last few months building exactly >> that: interactive charts, maps, sliders, and even a wiki-race game, layered >> on top of our articles. A few recent examples below, in case other language >> communities want to copy the approach. >> *What we've recently built (some examples)* >> >> - *Gizaki *(Human: https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizaki#Eboluzioa): a >> world population chart, and out-of-Africa interactive map ( >> https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizaki#Historiaurrea), a draggable >> human-anatomy slider and an interactive compared anatomy template, and a >> 100-square waffle chart to make proportions visible at a glance that loads >> information from Wikimedia Commons .tab files. We also added videos from >> our project Ikusgela, and the great OWID visualizer ( >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:List_of_interactive_graphs), >> making this one of the richest articles in Wikipedia. >> - *Zaldia *(Horse: https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaldi#Taxonomia)*:* >> a foldable cladogram ({{klado tolesgarri}}) readers expand themselves, and >> a horse-human skeleton comparison via {{Irudi interaktiboa}} that makes >> anatomical differences visible instead of just described ( >> https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaldi#Eskeletoa). >> - *Izurri Beltza* (Black Death: >> https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izurri_beltza#Izurriaren_kronika)*:* we >> replaced a static, hand-drawn plague map with a series of OSM-based >> interactive map ({{OSM kokapen mapa}}), so the epidemic's spread can be >> explored geographically. The text includes links to the map, and the map >> points to the text sections. >> - *Hiruwiki:* (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hiruwiki) a growing >> family of vanilla JS/CSS math gadgets now with physics capabilities. >> Because you can learn more by manipulating a sound wave than just looking >> at the math formula: https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soinu#Soinu-uhinak >> . >> - *Interactive climate data:* we have been expanding geographical >> articles from official census data, and recently we have added climate >> data >> for the United States and France articles. This data comes from official >> sources (i.e. NOAA), and can be updated montly with the last data. The >> visualization makes a point on climate change. Take a look to the article >> about Alabama (https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama#Klima) or >> Bordeaux (https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordele#Klima). >> - *Up-to-date thematic maps:* let's say that you read that in your >> town the Gini index is 27,9. How do you compare it to the rest of the >> province? We can make interactive maps from data in Commons: Gini index in >> Gipuzkoa: >> >> https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerrenda:Gipuzkoako_udalerriak_Gini_indizearen_arabera. >> Income by county in Illinois: >> >> https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerrenda:Illinoisko_konderriak_errentaren_arabera. >> These maps are generated from data that can be updated easily in Commons. >> >> *Copy it, and let's compare notes* >> If your community wants to try something similar, get in touch: we're >> happy to share the templates, Lua modules, and gadget code behind any of >> these, and to help adapt them to another wiki's needs. We'd also love to >> hear what interactive elements other projects are already building, so we >> can borrow from you too. >> Best, >> Galder >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/HJP6ZIDTGWN3NNUH77UDLQ2PQNXIFEGR/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/PE6Q4ND7RXZEBV6RY2OSFGFLIT3EZH5O/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- * Kambai **A̱ka̱u* * (Timothy Levi Kambai)* Human | Minoritized Language Advocate | Translator | Wikimedian
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