Eliza explores the perils of technology and our desire to automate intimacy

[The Patriot]

Eliza explores the perils of technology and our desire to automate intimacy

09-05-2019 12:33 PM

Please, pleads a character we meet in Eliza, just let him talk to a real human. The interactive game unfolds as a not-too-distant nightmare, one in which technology has enabled us to talk to everyone and connect with no one. It also taps our fears over healthcare access and how our always-connected life affects our mental health. It’s a timely work of digital anxiety that captures a generational desire to use apps and technology to solve problems rather than seek to fully understand them.


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