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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Mind Forever Voyaging canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5513627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Mind Forever Voyaging Context triple: [Infocom, notableWork, A Mind Forever Voyaging]
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A.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
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B.
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that centers on the visionary construction of a space elevator on a fictionalized Sri Lankan island, exploring themes of technological ambition, religion, and human progress.
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C.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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D.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
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E.
Toward the Unknown Region
Toward the Unknown Region is a choral-orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its expansive, visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Mind Forever Voyaging Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that explores parallel universes, alien intelligences, and the consequences of tampering with fundamental physical laws.
-
B.
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that centers on the visionary construction of a space elevator on a fictionalized Sri Lankan island, exploring themes of technological ambition, religion, and human progress.
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C.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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D.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
-
E.
Toward the Unknown Region
Toward the Unknown Region is a choral-orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its expansive, visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
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" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Mind Forever Voyaging Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.