[Foundation-l] Virtual Tour proposed project, "Wikitour"

[SJ]

Could be excellent.  A layer on top of google earth's 3-D cities, like
SF or Boston, with encyclopedic/photo info, would also be excellent.

SJ

On 10/21/05, Brian <brian0918 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've started a proposal page for a project called "Wikitour" that would lend
> itself directly to Wikipedia. Whereas Commons hosts individual images of
> places that have articles on Wikipedia, Wikitour would host "virtual tours"
> of these places, such as castles, museums, galleries, caverns, mountains,
> college campuses, typical mosques or churches, archaeological sites, etc.
> The main point is to provide visual detail to accompany the other projects'
> textual detail.
>
> The basic idea is as follows: a user submits numerous photos of a notable
> place, which are organized into pages/subpages to create a navigable
> environment similar to that in Myst, Riven, or other graphical adventures;
> the navigation system would be on Wikitour, while the files themselves would
> be on Commons, with a link in the respective article on WP. Basically, any
> topic that has an article on Wikipedia has the possibility of its own entry
> in Wikitour. Users could also submit photos of an object from various
> sides/angles/distances, rather than a place.
>
> Please leave your impressions/suggestions at [[meta:Talk:Wikitour]].
>
> Thanks.
>
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