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37,500 border drawings: a map of the world as people remember it

182 points · 34 comments · nicocarsui

  1. minervawes · · focus · HN ↗
    Can this be divided per drawer's country? I'd love to see how Americans draw the world map, versus, say, British or German.
    1. nicocarsui · · focus · HN ↗
      I do not collect user data so currently this is not possible.

      I could ask as an opt-in as it would be interesting for sure

      1. dleeftink · · focus · HN ↗
        You could likely cluster individuals by drawn features; might not tells us much about geographic origin but may reveal interesting differences/levels in geographic aptitude, and which clusters correspond best to what land borders/contintents.
        1. nicocarsui · · focus · HN ↗
          You can already see below the map the per country drawings and stats, and I will for sure use this data to produce new viz along the way
      2. pyreko · · focus · HN ↗
        Yeah, I think that would be neat.
        1. nicocarsui · · focus · HN ↗
          Started doing it with a modal asking players to provide the info after reading the comment. Already more than 1k drawings in with the data
    2. andai · · focus · HN ↗
      I'd be curious about the same thing but with world capitals, and high school math. Especially by generation, not just country.

      You hear a lot of things (both positive and negative) about various countries and their education, it would be interesting to see some actual data.

      One unsurprising trend I have noticed is that countries that value education more highly, put more effort (and more money) into it.

      1. nicocarsui · · focus · HN ↗
        This is one of my long term goals with my site

        Collect user-generated data (drawings, answers) through games and interactive pages, then measure the results and compare to open data sets or against common conceptions

      2. cwmoore · · focus · HN ↗
        My county in the US, the level that manages education, is a rectangle.
    3. Phineas_here · · focus · HN ↗
      well it would scratch my itch of curiosity but i think it would be a cool experiment survey type thing cuz we'd know how people from deferent regions perceive and understand other countries
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