Cheiron
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| Cheiron | |
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| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | October 2005 |
| Credits | |
| Authors | Elisabeth Polli and Sarah Clelland |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 2 out of 5 (6 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Medical |
| Location |  Building |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: required. Sound: optional. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Glulx |
| License | Freeware |
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How it begins
You are a student doctor on your first day at St. Jude's Hospital; you have been assigned four patients, and will have to diagnose their conditions by talking to and examining them. You are standing in the hospital's main reception, wearing a white coat (containing assorted medical equipment), and carrying a piece of paper and a stethoscope.
Notable features
- The authors were medical students at the time of authorship, and the game was intended for people with a similar level of anatomical and diagnostic knowledge; in particular, anatomical terms are frequently used without clarification. Players without medical training should be prepared to do a lot of research.
- Requires the use of a great many non-standard commands.
- Sets an unlikely-to-be-equalled record for most body parts per NPC.
Versions
Competition Release
Date: October 2005
- Cheiron (Elisabeth Polli and Sarah Clelland; Oct 2005; Glulx).
- Release 1 / Serial number 050929 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10 SD
- Files: cheiron.blb (2.32 MB; [1] download])
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Cheiron (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Cheiron - at IFDB.
- Cheiron - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Review by Stephen Bond.
- Cheiron - at IF Ratings.
Date: October 2005