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Thursday, September 11, 2008

20Q.Net: Artificial Intelligence For "Star Trek"...

In a partnership between CBS Consumer Products and Mattel Inc., 20Q.net is putting its artificial intelligence into warp drive for 20Q STAR TREK, the latest version of the popular online game that can 'read your mind'.

"...20Q™ STAR TREK will test the knowledge of Star Trek aficionados by asking players to think of any sentient being, place or thing from the iconic entertainment franchise. The all-knowing 20Q™ will then guess what the player is thinking in twenty questions or less. Fans eager to stump the game better do their homework, because with each game played, 20Q™ gets a little smarter.

20Q™ dares players to stump the A.I., which has become an expert in just about everything from Harry Potter, The Simpsons, music, sports, movies, TV, people, the Old Testament, Doctor Who, and the U.K.’s longest running soap, Coronation Street..."


After more than 62,000,000 games played and half a billion questions asked, 20Q has evolved from an experiment in artificial intelligence into a software development firm that licenses games built on the capabilities of the 20Q A.I, a technology nurtured by creator Robin Burgener since 1988.


20Q has been translated into more than 20 languages, with handheld versions of the original 20Q Classic (in nine languages). Licensed to Radica Games USA Ltd., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., millions of handheld versions have been sold worldwide.

The original handheld 20Q game has won numerous awards, including the 2006 Toy Industry Association’s Electronic Toy of the Year Award and the 2007 U.K. Toy Retailers’ Association Special Recognition Award.

Mattel, Inc. @ mattel.com is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys/family products, including brands Barbie, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, American Girl, Radica: and Tyco R/C, as well as Fisher-Price brands, including Little People, and Power Wheels.


With global headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs more than 30,000 people in 43 countries/territories, selling products in more than 150 nations.

"Mattel's vision is to be the world's premier toy brands -- today and tomorrow..."

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