The Chinese Room

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The Chinese Room
by Joey Jones and Harry Giles

2007

(based on 14 ratings)
1 member review

Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: September 30, 2007
Current Version: 1
License: Freeware
Development System: Inform 7
Baf's Guide ID: 3054
IFID: 2A684CAD-6B5E-4D2A-92FC-D6C6E80E35B6
TUID: j6vtd2djn6o97a8b

Awards

5th Place - 13th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2007)

Nominee, Best Writing; Nominee, Best Puzzles; Nominee, Best NPCs - 2007 XYZZY Awards

Editorial Reviews

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The Chinese Room is a little like Norman Juster's Phantom Tollbooth in interactive form. Taking place entirely in the realm of philosophical thought experiment, The Chinese Room tackles questions about the nature of perception, the foundations of ethical systems, and the theoretical basis of calculus. If you've ever wanted to meet Aristotle or Karl Marx in text adventure form, this is your opportunity.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Fun stuff, June 23, 2008

by dfreas

Aside from the occasional guess the verb this is a fun couple of hours worth of play. Not entirely implemented but given the caveat it turns out not to matter so much. Philosophically snarky which should be enough reason to play any game. Save often though, I forgot to and when I screwed up I was so annoyed at having to start over that I didn't bother, so I never actually saw the ending.

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