Wikidocumentary

Wikidocumentary is is a layered, time-based presentation that comprises of simple elements, and it can be viewed in a few different ways.

Elements

Frames

Frames are the building blocks of a wikidocumentary. They follow each other freely in time.

Media for the page layout

Image or video. Later, multiple media files and an image sequence may be made possible.

Frame audio

Audio soundscape loop / generative sound to be played while user is in the frame.

Text

A piece of text forms the content of a frame
Links are possible.
Text can be recorded, or screenread.

Timeline

A timeline of data items can be used as the set of frames
Data items representing historical events carry the timestamp of the items.

Location

Each frame can be depicted by a coordinate location. This can be used in different ways. It can be plotted on a map or it is a location to go to to experience AR content.

Background layer

Georeferenced imagery can be used as a background layer. It can be an old map, aerial image, aerial video

Data visualization

Data plotted on the map

Time-based media as a backbone and between frames

When time-based media is used as the backbone of the wikidocumentary, frames are played at specific "timecodes" on the main timeline.

Audio track. The audio track can be a narrative, a musical piece, or an ambient recording for example.
- File. Audio file or the audio track of a video file.
- Record audio. The audio can originally be derived from another element, such as reading of a letter.
Time series material (Wikidata query, file)
- Time series data. Need examples (Use cases: Travel route, any animated thematic, statistical map).

Modes of experiencing

Desktop arrangements

Background
- Map, with styles
- Background layers: Historical maps, aerial images, image or video overlays
- Data layers: Toponyms, POIs, shapes, lines, visualizations
Foreground elements: Map, text, visuals (video, images)
Soundtrack: Audio, video soundtrack, soundscape
Transitions: Soundscapes, specific content. Data animations run and set the pace of the interval. Auto-advance vs eg scrolling
Frames: In-depth content – reading, image series.
In frames, time is paused, while in transitions it is running. Both can display information. Intervals may form one backbone or be separate elements between frames.

Interfaces

Web interface, page layout: Scrolling or clicking between frames. Maybe the user can change the layout and mode?
Sit back cinema (auto-advance), full-screen, timed
Mobile orienteering mode. Frames are located in places where it's possible to enter. There must be flexibility in the timelines to allow for different transition times. Use soundscapes and other media loops, trigger frames by proximity etc.

Ways of using AR

The map background is used in navigating between frames. Frames can be accessed in random order.
The frames can display AR content. Ideas?

Interactivity

Things that the user can be asked to do: Take pictures, record a fact, record audio...
Wikidocumentaries as gradually evolving presentations: Users can add an aspect to an existing wikidocumentary.

Different editor views

Based on key source material

Editor for text
Editor for a timeline
Editor for a collection of images, video or frames
Editor for a map

Mobile devices

Different screen estate
Possibility to easily record images, sound, video or location
Possibility to connect to other contributors or share

Map-based wikidocumentary

Transferred from Map

Based on frames that consist of several parameters

Coordinate location
View angle
Time value
Visual media
- Image plane and view angle for overlays (on the map background, in 3D space)
- Medium (video, image, image series, image pair)
Headline & subheader
Text
- Hyperlinks?
- Media
Audio
- Fixed timeline throughout presentation, such as a narrative
- Fixed timeline over one frame
- Soundscape loops or generative soundscapes
- Effects, synchronized sound
Map settings
- Map style
- Animations
- Layers
Timeline display

Display options

Map

Map is the base element
Each frame represents a point from which the map is seen
Map settings are different for each map frame
An aerial image/video/illustration may overlay the map
A media element may be added to the 3D view
- An image pair can be viewed with a revealing slider
Map remains controllable in frames

Text

Text can be scrollable including parallax elements.
Media can be used as part of layout in the text stream. Media can be expanded to cover the full screen.
Transition from frame to the other may also different, such as a crossfade between media elements.

Audio

Locative elements

Frame display triggered by GPS info
Dynamic output
- soundscape, colours, alternative content, nearby geotagged content
depending on data
- proximity to a coordinate location
- weather data
- time of day, time of year...

User-generated

Interface to create frames and configure settings

Generated

AI-assisted frame generation from Wikipedia articles
User-enhanced in the same interface

To think

Animations of time-series, how do they relate to frames? Can frames be marked as time intervals, or points in time?
Can the wikidocumentaries be multidimensional, including for example temporal depth across its own timeline.