SCENARIO: Pretend you’re *speaking to a digital assistant*. {{LIST You would like to *purchase tickets for a movie* currently showing in theaters (but see DETAILS below--this is a new format)., You *have NOT decided on which movie* you want to see so *you decide based on hearing what each movie is about* (i.e. synopsis)., The conversation ends with *a successful ticket purchase*.}}

DETAILS: We are providing you with *made up data* which you should use to complete your dialog creation (since there are actually no movies playing anywhere right now). You can pick either movie for tickets, but make sure to at least discuss the other movie that’s playing in order to make your decision:
 {{LIST Location = Needles California, Movie name 1= The Catch, Movie name 2 = Two Times Trouble, Theater name = Paramount Ultraplex, Showtimes for The Catch = 4:00pm 6:10pm 8:30pm 10:40pm, Showtimes for Two Times Trouble = 8:40pm and 10:40pm, Number of tickets = 3, Day = today, Who is going = two friends and I, Synopsis for The Catch = Old Man McCormick enjoys his quiet days on the river until an unwanted package changes things forever., Synopsis for Two Times Trouble = Sadie’s life is busy enough with a teenager and two jobs but things get crazy when she gets unexpected news from her doctor.}}

TASK: *Write the transcript* of your spoken conversation. Make sure: {{LIST it follows *the specific scenario mentioned above*, it includes *at least 10 exchanges* (an exchange is one user turn and one assistant turn), both the assistant and user *confirm the ticket details* before booking, the assistant confirms the purchase with: *“Your tickets are confirmed and they’ve been sent to your email address.”* }}

SPEAKING STYLES: {{LIST The assistant is polite and efficient, The assistant’s speaking style should match yours but they are not overly formal or too casual, Don’t call your assistant by name (e.g. “Johnny” or “Alexa” or “Assistant” or “Computer”), Just assume they’re already listening to you., Do NOT talk about seating preferences OR screening technologies like 3D etc.}}

{{CONVERSATION}}

{{CHECK confirm_native_speaker This conversation task was written by a native English speaker.}}
{{CHECK confirm_slots The users discusses *each of these details*: 1) movies, 2) theater, 3) showtime(s), 4) number of tickets, 5) day, 6) synopsis (i.e what the movie is about), 7) who is going.}}
{{CHECK confirm_details The assistant *confirms all the ticket details* together just before booking.}}
{{CHECK confirm_purchase The assistant *completes purchasing the tickets*.}}
{{CHECK confirm_confirmation The assistant confirms the purchase with *”Your tickets are confirmed and they’ve been sent to your email address.”*}}

user
I would like to buy movie tickets for a movie playing at the between 8 and 11 pm tonight, which movies are playing then.
between 8 and 11 pm
time.preference
tonight
date.showing
assistant
There are showtimes available for both The Catch and Two Times Trouble during those times
The Catch
name.movie
Two Times Trouble
name.movie
user
Ok and what is The Catch about?
get_movie_attribute
name.movie
The Catch
attribute
description.plot
description.plot
is about an old man enjoying his quiet days by the river when an unwanted package changes things forever
The Catch
name.movie
assistant
The Catch is about an old man enjoying his quiet days by the river when an unwanted package changes things forever.
The Catch
name.movie
is about an old man enjoying his quiet days by the river when an unwanted package changes things forever
description.plot
user
Alright and what is the other movie about?
get_movie_attribute
name.movie
Two Times Trouble
attribute
description.plot
description.plot
is about a busy woman named Sadie getting unexpected news from her doctor
assistant
Two Times Trouble is about a busy woman named Sadie getting unexpected news from her doctor.
Two Times Trouble
name.movie
is about a busy woman named Sadie getting unexpected news from her doctor
description.plot
user
Ok I think I will buy tickets for The Catch
find_showtimes
name.movie
The Catch
date.showing
tonight
time.preference
between 8 and 11 pm
time.showing_1
8:30
time.showing_2
10:40
The Catch
name.movie
assistant
There are two showtimes during your time window, one at 8:30 and one at 10:40, which showtime would you like?
8:30
time.showing
10:40
time.showing
user
I'll take the 8:30 showing
8:30
time.showing
assistant
And how many tickets would you like to purchase
user
It will be two tickets.
two
num.tickets
assistant
What is the location you would like to buy the tickets for
user
Needles, California
Needles, California
location
assistant
And what theater in Needles do you want to attend?
Needles
location
user
The Paramount Ultraplex
Paramount Ultraplex
name.theater
assistant
And what day would you like the tickets for?
user
Today
Today
date.showing
assistant
Ok so to confirm you want two tickets for The Catch playing at 8:30 P.M. at the Parmount Ultraplex in Needles, California?
two
num.tickets
The Catch
name.movie
8:30 P.M
time.showing
Parmount Ultraplex
name.theater
Needles, California
location
user
Yes those details are correct.
book_tickets
name.movie
The Catch
name.theater
Paramount Ultraplex
num.tickets
two
time.showing
8:30 P.M
date.showing
tonight
seating
any
status
success
assistant
Your tickets are confirmed and they've been sent to your email address