How the World Draws the World
I recently shared this map (above) showing the countries of the world as drawn by over 3,000 people playing the Borderline country border game. This combined map brings together all the borders and coastlines drawn by players in Borderline and its companion game, Coastlines . In Borderline, players attempt to draw the outlines of individual countries on a blank map from memory. The results can be surprisingly interesting, which is why, alongside the global map above, you can also explore How the crowd draws every country . This multiple-map visualization animates between each country's actual borders and a composite outline created from all the players' attempts to draw it. This animated map (above), for example, shows the difference between the crowd-drawn UK and its real borders. Click on any of the individual country maps in How the Crowd Draws Every Country to compare the real country with the players' collective efforts. You can explore differences in area , t...
