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Wikistories: a new visual content format in Indonesian Wikipedia

Abstract/description

Over the years, the internet has experienced a shift in the way content is presented and consumed. Also, the preference for the content format has tilted to 91% of the population choosing visual and interactive content to a traditional text-based format which has caused approximately 65% of people, both young and old, to identify as visual learners. Within Wikimedia projects, photos, audio, and videos improve readers’ experience with Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Furthermore, the 2030 movement strategy discussions emphasized “the equitable distribution of knowledge sharing opportunities across Wikimedia Communities across the world”, which inspired the exploration of Wikistories.

Wikistories is a story creation and consumption tool in our projects for editors and readers who want to engage with visual and reliable knowledge in a quick way using mobile devices. This tool is now available in the Indonesian Wikipedia.

Relationship to ESEAP or to the theme

This tool might interest ESEAP communities to trying Wikistories as new and/or alternative way to sharing knowledge.

Speaker name/s or username/s

Bonaventura Aditya Perdana - Product Ambassador for Indonesian communities, WMF

Session type (such as lecture, panel discussion, workshop, town hall meeting, or lightning talk)

Workshop

Time length

30 mins

Session outcomes

• At the end of the session, participants would learn to understand how Wikistories works for engaging newcomers to contribute in Wikimedia projects, try Wikistories in beta-phased stage before deploying to the public, and have chance to make Wikistories better by giving their feedback after session.