Underplayed Gems

Visquiz

Visquiz poster
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Three Australian high school students compete in a quiz show about current events and general knowledge. They answer questions on a computer and try to win prizes like computers and atlases.

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What happens

Visquiz is an Australian television quiz show hosted by Mark Bonelli and first broadcast on SBS in 1985–86. Each episode features three contestants who are Year 11 students with multicultural backgrounds drawn from schools around Australia. Questions are on current events and general knowledge and are answered on a computer. The show featured a computer character called Go To but in early episodes it was difficult to understand. Prizes included computers, encyclopedias and atlases. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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