<s>
The	B-Application
Sacred	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kofun	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
game/multimedia	O
encyclopedia	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Jean-Michel	O
Cousteau	O
with	O
the	O
cooperation	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Center	O
of	O
Cinematography	O
and	O
the	O
moving	O
image	O
and	O
the	O
French	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Economy	O
,	O
Finances	O
and	O
Industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
and	O
actual	O
underwater	O
footage	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
Chris	O
Young	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
racecar	O
driver	O
and	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
pilot	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
hired	O
by	O
Cousteau	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
interest	O
in	O
marine	O
technology	O
,	O
to	O
pilot	O
the	O
Antares	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
ideal	O
location	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
Poseidon	B-Application
research	O
lab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
receive	O
a	O
videophone	B-Application
message	O
from	O
Steve	O
Grant	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Worldwide	O
Heritage	O
Foundation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mirror	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
talisman	B-Device
by	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Maiko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDWARD	O
(	O
Jon	O
Radulovic	O
)	O
-	O
An	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Paul	O
Sinus	O
,	O
who	O
runs	O
the	O
Antares	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
interface	O
of	O
its	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDWARD	O
also	O
contains	O
Jean-Michel	O
Cousteau	O
's	O
Encyclopedia	O
of	O
the	O
Sea	O
built	O
into	O
,	O
with	O
information	O
on	O
underwater	O
ecology	O
,	O
fauna	O
,	O
the	O
geography	O
and	O
history	O
of	O
Micronesia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
actual	O
Japanese	O
ships	O
that	O
sunk	O
in	O
the	O
Chuuk	O
Lagoon	O
,	O
including	O
tonnage	O
,	O
dimensions	O
and	O
blueprints	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
Antares	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
locate	O
the	O
ideal	O
spot	O
for	O
the	O
Poseidon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Sinus	O
(	O
John	O
Gallagher	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
scientist	O
introduced	O
by	O
Cousteau	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
inventor	O
of	O
the	O
Poseidon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Antares	O
,	O
the	O
Angel	O
Shark	O
and	O
EDWARD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dive	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
;	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
pay	O
attention	O
and	O
click	O
on	O
hotspots	B-General_Concept
in	O
order	O
to	O
take	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
these	O
sequences	O
have	O
no	O
interactivity	B-General_Concept
,	O
at	O
some	O
points	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
contains	O
Cousteau	O
's	O
encyclopedia	O
,	O
stores	O
data	O
and	O
photographs	O
and	O
gives	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
WorldNet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
can	O
"	O
search	B-Application
"	O
the	O
Net	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
several	O
gathered	O
keywords	O
;	O
the	O
results	O
are	O
often	O
text	O
with	O
new	O
clues	O
,	O
new	O
photographs	O
or	O
new	O
keywords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
edutainment	O
multimedia	O
title	O
series	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	O
Interactive	B-General_Concept
Adventures	O
of	O
Jean-Michel	O
Cousteau	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cousteau	O
was	O
excited	O
by	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
CD-ROM	O
technology	O
which	O
would	O
not	O
only	O
help	O
his	O
work	O
reach	O
young	O
people	O
,	O
but	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
participate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
package	O
included	O
a	O
demo	O
CD	O
,	O
a	O
3.5	O
inch	O
floppy	O
with	O
Saved	O
Games	O
,	O
an	O
Evaluation	O
Guide	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
overview	O
brochure	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
passport	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
of	O
The	O
Interactive	B-General_Concept
Adventures	O
of	O
Jean-Michel	O
Cousteau	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
and	O
financial	O
backing	O
,	O
Cousteau	O
considered	O
a	O
new	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
adventure	O
in	O
the	O
freshwater	O
caves	O
of	O
Yucatan	O
and	O
the	O
blue	O
holes	O
of	O
Belize	O
,	O
however	O
such	O
plans	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
