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Wikidata-powered games turn open data into fun learning

Original: 🎮 Wikidata powers games that teach you something about the world, and they’re a lot of fun to play! WikiTrivia, Politito

A range of quiz and trivia games built on Wikidata's open, structured data are being highlighted as a fun way to learn about the world. Titles named include WikiTrivia, Polititoe, 9to4, Name 100 Women, Plopscotch and Wikiwhiz, each drawing on the free knowledge base behind Wikipedia to generate questions and teach players while they play.

Why now: Wikidata's community is promoting open-data games to showcase practical, entertaining uses of the knowledge base.

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• 🎮 Wikidata powers games that teach you something about the world, and they’re a lot of fun to play! WikiTrivia, Polititoe, 9to4, Name 100 Women, Plopscotch, Wikiwhiz and many more: each one is built on Wikidata’s open data, and each one lets you learn while you play. Browse the… · wikidata@wikis.world · 10

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