Playing a mountain simulator is surprisingly emotional — theverge.com

When Joaquin Phoenix's character in Her isn't wooing his smartphone's operating system, he spends much of his time playing a video game. Called Alien Child, the game is essentially a glimpse at what would happen if Kinect actually worked as promised — it's controlled entirely through hand gestures and voice commands, and Phoenix is able to carry on real conversations with the rude little space kid. They swear at each other and the alien even reacts to other voices in the room.

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