Qwiki gathers information from multiple sources and streams it in real-time into a video presentation, similar to Google search but with narration, text, maps, video and images all generated in the same window. The 'information experience' which enables users to customize and create content, has gone live to the public today.
While the voice is a little grating, I think that Qwiki has huge potential as a entertaining way to interact with information. It involves more multi-sensory engagement than Wikipedia/Google Search by using visual, narration and videos simultaneously which I imagine would make the content easier to recall in the future. It definitely beats Spark Notes for revision purposes.
Qwiki also builds a strange feeling of familiarity between the viewer and the subject, being bombarded by photos of Einsteinmakes me feel as if I'm looking at photos of him on Facebook. Let me know what you think.
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