Retro-inspired text adventure puts a twist on using Wikipedia

Reading Wikipedia just got a whole lot more fun.

A new game called "Wikipedia: The text adventure" helps you navigate and learn more about the world using a clever modification of the online knowledge database's API. You can start your journey with a suggested location or choose your own, and from there on the game dynamically generates options of places to explore.

For example, I started with my home state of Maharashtra in India. From there, the game gave me a few choices of other places in the state to explore.

People have discovered classic text adventure features like the ability to pick up items, examine them, and keep them in your inventory. Read more...