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{{expand}}XANADU is heavily inspired by [[wikipedia:Ted Nelson|Ted Nelson]]'s real-life hypertext [[wikipedia:Project Xanadu|Project Xanadu]], along with [[wikipedia:ELIZA|ELIZA]] (itself named after the play ''[[wikipedia:Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]'''s Eliza Doolittle), an early natural language processing program created by [[wikipedia:Joseph Weizenbaum|Joseph Weizenbaum]] which had a large influence on the development of text adventure videogames. <!-The physical computer as seen in the game is a reference to the early [[wikipedia:PDP- 1|PDP-1 -->]] computer.
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== Gameplay ==
[[File:April 2015 newsletter - image 1.png|thumb|200px|right|The computer]]
When the player first encounters XANADU, it is not working properly and only produces garbled sounds. Donald believes this is because of the [[Hard Times boys]] tampering with the machine. When the player properly interacts with XANADU, they can play through a simulation similar to a text-based adventure game that involves typing in actions and directions to walk. The plot involves the creation of XANADU. Once this section is over, the player is presented with a workplace management simulation that involves hiring and assigning interns to tasks.
== Design and inspiration ==
[[Category:Act III]]
[[Category:Hall of the Mountain King]]
