2023:Program/Poster sessions/HZGHXW-Supporting 3D content on Wikipedia: what and why it is needed
Title: Supporting 3D content on Wikipedia: what and why it is needed
Speakers:
Douglas Ian Scott (User:Discott)
Douglas has been an editor on the English language Wikipedia since 2006 and a member of the South African chapter of Wikimedia since 2012. He was president of Wikimedia South Africa from 2015 to 2020 and was the organizing chairperson for Wikimania 2018, the official annual international Wikipedia conference. He has been involved in copyright advocacy to support the free knowledge movement since 2014 when he has advocated for the adoption of Fair Use and Freedom of Panorama in South Africa. In addition to his copyright advocacy Douglas has organized and implemented over 20 projects for Wikimedia South Africa such as Wiki Loves Monuments (2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015), Wiki From Above, the first climate change edit-a-thon, Kiwix pilot deployments, and Wiki Loves Science. He is always interested in projects that encourage more people to read and edit Wikipedia or contribute to Wikimedia Commons. Additional interests include public policy and the role it plays in the free knowledge movement. He currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa, and in his day job works as a criminologist specializing in technology, data collection, project design, and crime analysis. He has a strong interest in history, technology, the environment and public policy.
Room: Expo Space
Start time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:56:00 +0800
End time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:58:00 +0800
Type: Poster session
Track: No (pretalx) track id specified
Submission state: confirmed
Duration: 2 minutes
Do not record: false
Presentation language: en
Abstract & description[edit source]
Abstract[edit source]
Poster Category: Technology Session Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Singapore
This presentation and discussion sessions looks into how Wikipedia could be improved by featuring 3D renderings to help illustrate articles and looks at examples of notable 3D renderings currently being done on other sites. We will end with a discussion how to better support the development of interactive 3D renderings on the Wikis.
Description[edit source]
Featuring 3D renderings of notable objects and places offers great opportunities for improving Wikipedia articles by making them both more engaging for readers whilst also helping them better comprehend the subject. Support for featuring 3D renderings of objects has become increasingly common and better supported on the internet generally; however this support is not currently matched on Wikimedia Commons thereby limiting Wikipedia’s ability to feature 3D objects. This presentation and discussion will start with a brief introduction into how 3D objects are supported on other websites, give examples of what sort of 3D objects could be featured on Wikipedia to improve articles, and end with a discussion on how greater support could be given to developers to create the tools needed to feature 3D objects on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Further details[edit source]
Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?
Featuring 3D objects to help illustrate Wikipedia will make both Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons more engaging for readers as well as more inclusive of people who are not inclined to learn best though the written word (such as dyslexics). Thereby helping make Wikipedia a more neurodiverse place whilst also improving and updating it. Key to this is community and developer collaboration with the Foundation to develop the tools to make this happen.
Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?
Everyone can participate in this session
Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?
Onsite in Singapore
Remote online participation, livestreamed- Remote from a satellite event
- Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
- Pre-recorded and available on demand
