Wikiswarm generates code_swarm visualizations from Wikipedia page histories and user contributions.
The Project
Code_swarm is a visualization tool originally designed to show the evolution of software projects through their commit history. I adapted it to work with Wikipedia data, allowing you to visualize:
- How a Wikipedia article evolved over time
- Which editors contributed to a page
- Edit wars and periods of intense activity
Obama Wikipedia Page Edits
The most notable use was visualizing edits to Barack Obama’s Wikipedia page during the 2008 election:
The visualization shows the intense activity and edit wars that occurred as the election approached.
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2008