<s>
Façade	B-Application
is	O
an	O
artificial-intelligence-based	O
interactive	O
story	O
created	O
by	O
Michael	O
Mateas	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Stern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Façade	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
close	O
friend	O
of	O
Trip	O
and	O
Grace	O
,	O
a	O
couple	O
who	O
recently	O
invited	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
their	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
apartment	O
for	O
cocktails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
full	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
incorporated	O
language	O
processing	O
software	O
,	O
Façade	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
type	O
sentences	O
to	O
"	O
speak	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
couple	O
,	O
either	O
supporting	O
them	O
through	O
their	O
troubles	O
,	O
driving	O
them	O
farther	O
apart	O
,	O
or	O
being	O
thrown	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
apartment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incorporating	O
elements	O
of	O
both	O
interactivity	O
and	O
drama	O
,	O
Façade	B-Application
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
a	O
3-D	O
environment	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
processing	I-Language
and	O
other	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
routines	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
robust	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
stage-plays	O
are	O
stored	O
as	O
script	O
text	B-General_Concept
files	I-General_Concept
which	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Façade	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
InteractiveStory.net	O
web	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Façade	B-Application
were	O
developing	O
another	O
title	O
called	O
The	O
Party	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Michael	O
Mateas	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
currently	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
questions	O
can	O
be	O
fully	O
parsed	B-Language
by	O
the	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
actors	O
can	O
respond	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
dependent	O
on	O
their	O
mood	O
,	O
random	O
fluctuations	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
past	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
every	O
statement	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
successfully	O
parsed	B-Language
,	O
often	O
the	O
engine	O
will	O
pull	O
related	O
information	O
and	O
integrate	O
it	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
voice	O
acting	O
clips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
does	O
have	O
some	O
quirks	O
,	O
however	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
melon	B-Application
"	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
kicked	O
out	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Façade	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Grand	O
Jury	O
Prize	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
Slamdance	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
;	O
an	O
early	O
,	O
incomplete	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Façade	B-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
:	O
as	O
technology	O
and	O
possibility	O
it	O
is	O
widely	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
advance	O
in	O
interactive	B-Application
drama	I-Application
,	O
while	O
opinions	O
on	O
how	O
enjoyable	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
play	O
are	O
more	O
divided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open-ended	O
narrative	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
possible	O
outcomes	O
,	O
is	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
Galatea	B-Application
by	O
Emily	O
Short	O
.	O
</s>
