The Dig
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The Dig is a 1995 science fiction point-and-click adventure game from LucasArts, known for its atmospheric storytelling, collaboration with Steven Spielberg, and use of the SCUMM engine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8562303 — 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: The Dig Context triple: [SCUMM, usedInGame, The Dig]
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A.
The Dig
The Dig is a 2021 British historical drama film, based on true events, that depicts the excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial site in England on the eve of World War II.
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B.
Buried
Buried is a 2010 psychological thriller film in which Ryan Reynolds plays a man trapped in a coffin with only a lighter and a cell phone, unfolding almost entirely within that confined space.
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C.
The Hunt
"The Hunt" is a dramatic, percussive cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s iconic 1968 Planet of the Apes film score, known for its avant-garde orchestration and intense, primal energy.
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D.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a BBC nature documentary series that explores the dramatic strategies predators and prey use to survive in the wild.
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E.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a critically acclaimed 2012 Danish psychological drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, starring Mads Mikkelsen as a man falsely accused of child abuse in a small community.
- 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: The Dig Target entity description: The Dig is a 1995 science fiction point-and-click adventure game from LucasArts, known for its atmospheric storytelling, collaboration with Steven Spielberg, and use of the SCUMM engine.
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A.
The Dig
The Dig is a 2021 British historical drama film, based on true events, that depicts the excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial site in England on the eve of World War II.
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B.
Buried
Buried is a 2010 psychological thriller film in which Ryan Reynolds plays a man trapped in a coffin with only a lighter and a cell phone, unfolding almost entirely within that confined space.
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C.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a BBC nature documentary series that explores the dramatic strategies predators and prey use to survive in the wild.
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D.
The Hunt
"The Hunt" is a dramatic, percussive cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s iconic 1968 Planet of the Apes film score, known for its avant-garde orchestration and intense, primal energy.
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E.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a critically acclaimed 2012 Danish psychological drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, starring Mads Mikkelsen as a man falsely accused of child abuse in a small community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
point-and-click adventure game
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video game ⓘ |
| artist | Bill Eaken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnIdeaBy | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Boston Low
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludger Brink NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Michael Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | LucasArts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer |
Brian Moriarty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sean Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | LucasArts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Sean Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | LucasArts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure game
ⓘ
point-and-click adventure ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement | puzzle-solving ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1995-11-30 ⓘ |
| inputMethod | mouse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | CD-ROM ⓘ |
| mode | single-player ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric storytelling
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cinematic presentation ⓘ collaboration with Steven Spielberg ⓘ use of the SCUMM engine ⓘ |
| perspective | third-person ⓘ |
| platform |
Classic Mac OS
NERFINISHED
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GOG.com NERFINISHED ⓘ MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Steam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Colin Bonstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Boston Low NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | LucasArts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rating | T for Teen ⓘ |
| ratingSystem | ESRB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| setting | alien planet ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Orson Scott Card
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sean Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| usesEngine |
SCUMM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iMUSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Orson Scott Card NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dig Description of subject: The Dig is a 1995 science fiction point-and-click adventure game from LucasArts, known for its atmospheric storytelling, collaboration with Steven Spielberg, and use of the SCUMM engine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.