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'''''Akinator''''' is a ] and ] by French company Elokence. During gameplay, it attempts to determine what fictional or real-life character, object, film, television show, or animal the player is thinking of by asking a series of questions (like the game '']''). It uses an ] program that learns the best questions to ask through its experience with players. '''''Akinator''''' is a ] and ] by French company Elokence. During gameplay, it attempts to determine what fictional or real-life character the player is thinking of by asking a series of questions (like the game '']''). It uses an ] program that learns the best questions to ask through its experience with players.


==Gameplay== ==Gameplay==
To begin the questionnaire, the user must press the play button and think of a popular character, object or other things that frequently come to mind (musician, athlete, political personality, video game, mother or father, actor, fictional film/TV character, Internet personality, etc.). Akinator, a cartoon ], begins asking a series of questions (as many as required), with "Yes", "No", "Probably", "Probably not" and "Don't know" as possible answers, to hack down the potential character.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Summer time-waster: Stumping the Akinator |author=Jen Chaney |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/08/summer_time_waster_stumping_th.html |newspaper=] |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Akinator, el genio que leerá tu mente |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/tecnologia/noticias/2010/10/19/akinator-el-genio-que-leera-tu-mente |newspaper=Medio Tiempo |date=October 19, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2011 |language=es}}</ref> If the answer is narrowed down to a single likely option before 25 questions are asked, the program will automatically ask whether the character it chose is correct. If the character is guessed wrong three times in a row (or more, usually in intervals of 25, 50, and 80), then the program will prompt the user to input the character's name, to expand its database of choices.<ref>{{cite news |title=アップ・スウェル、『Akinator』のモバイルサイトの提供を開始 |url=http://www.asahi.com/business/pressrelease/ATP201007210007.html |newspaper=] |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2011 |language=ja}}</ref> To begin the questionnaire, the user must press the play button and think of a popular character. Akinator begins asking a series of questions (as many as required), with "Yes", "No", "Probably", "Probably not" and "Don't know" as possible answers, to hack down the potential character.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Summer time-waster: Stumping the Akinator |author=Jen Chaney |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/08/summer_time_waster_stumping_th.html |newspaper=] |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Akinator, el genio que leerá tu mente |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/tecnologia/noticias/2010/10/19/akinator-el-genio-que-leera-tu-mente |newspaper=Medio Tiempo |date=October 19, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2011 |language=es}}</ref> If the answer is narrowed down to a single likely option before 25 questions are asked, the program will automatically ask whether the character it chose is correct. If the character is guessed wrong three times in a row (or more, usually in intervals of 25, 50, and 80), then the program will prompt the user to input the character's name, to expand its database of choices.<ref>{{cite news |title=アップ・スウェル、『Akinator』のモバイルサイトの提供を開始 |url=http://www.asahi.com/business/pressrelease/ATP201007210007.html |newspaper=] |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2011 |language=ja}}</ref>


==Critical reception== ==Critical reception==

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2007 video game

2007 video game
Akinator
Developer(s)Elokence.com
EngineLimule
Platform(s)
Release2007
Genre(s)Twenty Questions
Mode(s)Single-player

Akinator is a computer game and mobile app by French company Elokence. During gameplay, it attempts to determine what fictional or real-life character the player is thinking of by asking a series of questions (like the game Twenty Questions). It uses an artificial intelligence program that learns the best questions to ask through its experience with players.

Gameplay

To begin the questionnaire, the user must press the play button and think of a popular character. Akinator begins asking a series of questions (as many as required), with "Yes", "No", "Probably", "Probably not" and "Don't know" as possible answers, to hack down the potential character. If the answer is narrowed down to a single likely option before 25 questions are asked, the program will automatically ask whether the character it chose is correct. If the character is guessed wrong three times in a row (or more, usually in intervals of 25, 50, and 80), then the program will prompt the user to input the character's name, to expand its database of choices.

Critical reception

L'Express rated Akinator a 5 out of 5 on their list of iPhone Apps of the Week for September 9, 2009. Excite France stated that Akinator "is just that interactive. It is revolutionary, attractive, and entertaining."

In Europe, the game reached its peak popularity in 2009.

References

  1. ^ Jen Chaney (August 3, 2010). "Summer time-waster: Stumping the Akinator". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. "Akinator, el genio que leerá tu mente". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). October 19, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  3. "アップ・スウェル、『Akinator』のモバイルサイトの提供を開始". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). July 21, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  4. "Paybuddy, Stand o'food et Akinator". L'Express (in French). September 9, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  5. "Akinator, vraiment le plus fort!". Excite France (in French). November 23, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2011.

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