Sun 28 Jun 2009

Wikipedia Game

My friends Alex Clemesha and Dorian Raymer have written a very fun game for Wikipedia addicts like myself.

The purpose of the game is to get from one article to another in the fewest number of clicks. For example, go from Mary-Louise Parker to Duke University. (Hint: South Carolina, North Carolina, Duke!)

What makes it really fun is the timer that's running. There's three minutes for each game, and it's multi-player, so you're competing against others at the same time. The time constraints mean that you can apply all the search skills I've built up working under deadlines (e.g: homework and proposals).

Topics: programming