A Mind Forever Voyaging
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A Mind Forever Voyaging is a pioneering 1985 interactive fiction game by Infocom that explores political and philosophical themes through the perspective of a sentient computer.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interactive fiction game
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video game ⓘ |
| author | Steve Meretzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Steve Meretzky ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Infocom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtBy | Peter Goodfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Steve Meretzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Infocom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | commercial retail release ⓘ |
| engine | Z-machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameplayFeature |
exploration-focused design
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simulation of future decades under different policies ⓘ |
| gameplayMode | single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
interactive fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFeelies | Yes ⓘ |
| hasManual | Yes ⓘ |
| inputMethod | parser-based text input ⓘ |
| inspiration | Ronald Reagan-era American politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterType | sentient computer ⓘ |
| mediaType | text adventure ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of a sentient computer as player character
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minimal traditional puzzle structure ⓘ strong political narrative ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | floppy disk ⓘ |
| perspective | text-based ⓘ |
| platform |
Amiga
NERFINISHED
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Apple II NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PC compatible ⓘ Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ TRS-80 Color Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | PRISM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistFullName | PRISM (Perelman–Reed Intelligent Simulation Model) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Infocom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherLabel | Infocom interactive fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| series | Infocom interactive fiction canon ⓘ |
| setting | fictional city of Rockvil ⓘ |
| theme |
dystopian future
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ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from William Wordsworth’s poem "The Prelude" ⓘ |
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