WikipediaCodex
v0.0.2 (⛏prototype)
Pure client-side knowledge graph visualizer.
This is a knowledge-graph traversal interface which operates on the current, live Wikipedia.
Click or tap on a node to examine it.
SPACE / N - Enumerate Adjacent Nodes.
ESC - Minimize Current Node.
ENTER / O - Open Full Wikipedia page.
? / H - Toggle this help pane.
Examining a node open a summary with the current text excerpt (plus primary image, if available.) Then, if you click on the main button below "Enumerate Adjacent Nodes", the codex will load all relevant adjacent nodes for that Wikipedia article. This reveals links and backlinks as additional nodes and edges on the graph, which you may also explore.
If the node has not been interacted with for a while, it gradually fades into the background, and out of existence (as far as this interface is concerned) to conserve memory and preserve performance. However, any node is easily retrieved, as long as Wikipedia is up.
This is a very simple light-weight client which does nothing but interact with the Wikipedia API and render some nodes and edges with basic js and css shenanigans, so there is no preserved state. (As of now.)
You may need to zoom out a bit for better scaling of the interface, depending on your device.
Works better on larger screens, though still workable on mobile. More features may be included soon to refine the navigation and interactions.
This experiment was thrown together in a day by
S E R E N E (serene.cx).
She hopes this tool might enhance your wikipedia tab-explosion explorations.
Have fun. ♥