Explore Wikipedia Like a Windows XP Desktop

unrvl22

love how it loads instantly and feels smooth. imo useless but still cool

dewey

The shininess looks a bit more like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Media_Center_Editio... and not like the regular Windows XP, but still a fun project!

angilr

It is nice. I randomly click on something interest just appear in my mind and lead to this: life -> death -> last_words -> More milk. But I can't find it on Wiki. I search More milk. and the first result is this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson . Hmm, why is the name different?

jdw64

Seeing the Windows XP theme I loved the most really brings back a wave of nostalgia

redox99

Is there a reason why it looks like Temu's Windows XP? Copyright concerns I guess?

macwhisperer

pretty cool! needs the search function to work tho to be useful

sagacity

This is genuinely a really fun way to browse Wikipedia. Only drawback is that folder names that contain ellipsis don't show the full name when clicked.

crabmusket

Where does the hierarchical classification come from?

pixlmint

Such a cool project! Now it's just missing search and a request for donations

kramit1288

This looks really cool. feels nostalgic. it would be more fun if it can be switched into whatever desktop mode i want like unix.

steveharing1

What a beautiful nostalgic feeling. Keep up the good work! Worth adding some start menu options as well.

hnlmorg

I guess appearance is subjective because I always considered XP to be the ugliest Windows ever released.

arnon

make it look like encarta 95 and you'll have a REAL winner on your hands

DeathArrow

Well, it should also have Solitaire and Minesweeper. :)

Eonexus

This is just beautiful. I wonder if this could turn into different styles, like that of a book, or a cabinet?

hliyan

Incredibly beautiful, possibly because it maps so well to the mental model we typically use to organize knowledge in our heads. I don't know how we lost the folder/container vs. document/content iconography, and other things (like layout of items, sorting) during the shift to web applications.

koolala

trying to find what folder has Дэбі робіць Даляс

tigerlily

Oh wow, to me the history section feels like Civilopedia (in a good way). I can't explain why.

Uptrenda

Somehow the format makes me feel like its easier to learn here than the intimidating encyclopedia theme of wikipedia. It's interesting to consider the effect that presentation of information might have on learning. We know that physical books are said to be better for learning (I have heard people go up by an entire grade if they use them), but maybe there is something to be said for themes, too.