{"id":9195,"date":"2016-09-13T00:21:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T07:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/why-you-should-trust-your-instinct-and-try-the-turing-test\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T16:55:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:55:01","slug":"why-you-should-trust-your-instinct-and-try-the-turing-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/why-you-should-trust-your-instinct-and-try-the-turing-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Trust Your Instinct and Try &#8220;The Turing Test&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7816\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/the-turing-test.jpg\" alt=\"Play The Turing Test on Gaming PC\" width=\"616\" height=\"348\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Source: store.steampowered.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">It was in the year 1950 when English computer scientist, Alan Turing, invented a test <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201crequiring a person to distinguish a machine from another human being by using a set of questions\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, which he called the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psych.utoronto.ca\/users\/reingold\/courses\/ai\/turing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Turing Test<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">his is what inspired the development of Bulkhead Interactive\u2019s newest game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game that was just released on August 31, 2016. It\u2019s science fiction<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">and logic-based gameplay elements are something to look forward to, especially for fans of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> popular game, The Portal 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/the-turing-test-game-cover.jpg\" alt=\"The Turing Test Game on Gaming PC\" width=\"464\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><i>Story<\/i><\/h2>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XlMsxCXYJto]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The Turing Test revolves around the adventure of Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) who is sent Jupiter\u2019s moon, Europa. Her mission is to find out what happened to the crew that disappeared in the grounds of Europa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Upon her arrival, she will face a series of puzzles, which according to the station\u2019s AI, can only be solved by a human being. These puzzles are said to be created by the missing ground crew&#8211;but why they were created is something for Ava to discover.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><i>Gameplay<\/i><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7813\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/the-turing-test-gameplay.jpg\" alt=\"The Turing Test Gameplay on Gaming PC\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Source: store.steampowered.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The Turing Test is a logic-based game that offers puzzles for the players to solve. The main character, Ava Turing, will be armed with an Energy Manipulation Tool known as the EMT. \u00a0The EMT will give you the ability to transfer power between machines that will aid you in opening doors, activating platforms and other functions to solve and complete the puzzles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">As you proceed through the game, the puzzles will get more complex, and several elements will be introduced in the game such as manipulating security cameras and drones. Overall, the game offers 70 puzzles for the player to complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><i>Review<\/i><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7814\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/the-turing-test-review.jpg\" alt=\"Play The Turing Test on Gaming Desktop\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Source: store.steampowered.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Since its release, The Turing Test has been getting positive reviews from players and game reviewing sites. It was given by Daily Star a 4 over 5 rating and was described as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201cpolished, playable and addictive.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> While Video Games Uncovered reviewed the game as something <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201cworth every penny.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The Turing Test offers players a fun and mentally challenging game. Although some may call it a total rip-off of Portal 2, the game has a different storyline and bonus level to keep you entertained. Aside from these, the graphics are genuinely good<\/span><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> and its sounds are<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> well-made <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">especially its voice acting. Most of the puzzles are<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> relatively<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> trivial, but the puzzles get a bit harder with each chapter<\/span><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> and the bonus levels provide something different for the players to ponder. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Overall, the Turing Test is for people who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">love<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> puzzle games and science-fiction lovers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The Turing Test is available for Microsoft Windows and OS X <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberpowerpc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">gaming PC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> and laptops. You can download this game on Steam at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/499520\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/499520\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was in the year 1950 when English computer scientist, Alan Turing, invented a test \u201crequiring a person to distinguish a machine from another human being by using a set of questions\u201d, which he called the Turing Test. This is what inspired the development of Bulkhead Interactive\u2019s newest game. The Turing Test is a challenging&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/why-you-should-trust-your-instinct-and-try-the-turing-test\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why You Should Trust Your Instinct and Try &#8220;The Turing Test&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2732,2741,2742],"tags":[3231,67,3232,3233,3234],"class_list":["post-9195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","category-gaming-reviews-news","category-product-reviews","tag-adventure-puzzle-game","tag-gaming-pc","tag-puzzle-game","tag-the-turing-test","tag-the-turing-test-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15862,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9195\/revisions\/15862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}