Do you remember that conversation based video game?

October 2, 2007 4:18 PM

I can't remember the name of this video game. It was an academic project, as I recall. The entire thing is conversation based. What the player types is parsed by a natural language processing engine so the game seems to understand what you say. It takes place in a single room and revolves around a couple with a not-so-great marriage.
posted by TeatimeGrommit to grab bag (5 comments total)

AR Facade?
posted by iconomy at 4:28 PM on October 2, 2007

Façade
posted by Herschel at 4:29 PM on October 2, 2007

Yep. That's the one! Thanks!
posted by TeatimeGrommit at 4:33 PM on October 2, 2007

I guess somebody already found the one you meant, but here's the one I thought of when I read your description: galatea (play - java)
posted by jepler at 4:55 PM on October 2, 2007

You're not thinking of it, but another natural language based game was Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic: http://www.starshiptitanic.com/
posted by zachlipton at 6:08 PM on October 2, 2007