Smart appliances are becoming more and more part of our lives, but what if one of them becomes self-aware? What if your Roomba develops a consciousness, emotions, feelings and all of that?
That's the concept behind Rumu, the debut adventure game by Robot House, a small Sydney-based team of developers.
As the emotionally packed trailer for the game shows, Rumu is a vacuum-cleaning robot designed to clean in a fully automated smart home.
The voice that talks to you and gives you orders is from Sabrina, the house AI. She's your only companion except for Ada, the cat. What happens next is a mystery, but the game promises to be "intimate" and "narrative-driven."
"When something draws you away from your home maintenance duties and into the hidden passageways and long-forgotten rooms of the house, you’ll be faced with challenging moral dilemmas forcing you beyond your programming to uncover the truth about the love and loss of your elusive family," says the game's description.
If you're a Westworld fan or just passionate about the debate on AI, smart homes and privacy, this is definitely for you. There's no release date yet, but it's coming late 2017.
Topics Artificial Intelligence Gaming
