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
Hello. I would like to purchase tickets to see a movie today.
today
date.showing
assistant
Certainly. Could you tell me your location?
user
Needles California.
find_theaters
location
Needles California
name.theater_1
Paramount Ultraplex
Needles California
location
assistant
There are movie tickets available for the Paramount Ultraplex theater in Needles today. Is this acceptable?
Paramount Ultraplex
name.theater
Needles
location
today
date.showing
user
Yes. Can you tell me what movies are showing?
find_movies
location
Needles California
name.theater
Paramount Ultraplex
name.movie_1
"The Catch"
name.movie_2
"Two Times Trouble"
assistant
There are two movies currently showing at the Paramount Ultraplex in Needles, "The Catch" and "Two Times Trouble". Would you like tickets for one of these?
Paramount Ultraplex
name.theater
Needles
location
"The Catch"
name.movie
"Two Times Trouble"
name.movie
user
I'm not sure - can you tell me more about them?
get_movie_attribute
name.movie
"The Catch"
attribute
description.plot
description.plot
"Old Man McCormick enjoys his quiet days on the river until an unwanted package changes things forever."
get_movie_attribute
name.movie
"Two Times Trouble"
attribute
description.plot
description.plot
"Sadie’s life is busy enough with a teenager and two jobs but things get crazy when she gets unexpected news from her doctor."
assistant
The synopsis for The Catch is "Old Man McCormick enjoys his quiet days on the river until an unwanted package changes things forever.", and the synopsis for "Two Times Trouble" is "Sadie’s life is busy enough with a teenager and two jobs but things get crazy when she gets unexpected news from her doctor."
The Catch
name.movie
"Old Man McCormick enjoys his quiet days on the river until an unwanted package changes things forever."
description.plot
McCormick
name.character
"Two Times Trouble"
name.movie
"Sadie’s life is busy enough with a teenager and two jobs but things get crazy when she gets unexpected news from her doctor."
description.plot
"Sadie’s
name.character
user
Hmm. I would like to see "The Catch" please. Can you tell me what times it is showing?
find_showtimes
name.movie
"The Catch"
name.theater
Paramount Ultraplex
date.showing
today
time.preference
any
time.showing_1
4:00pm
time.showing_2
6:10pm
time.showing_3
10:40pm
time.showing_4
8:30pm
"The Catch"
name.movie
assistant
There are four showings of The Catch at the Paramount Ultraplex today, at 4:00pm, 6:10pm, 8:30pm and 10:40pm.
The Catch
name.movie
Paramount Ultraplex
name.theater
today
date.showing
4:00pm
time.showing
6:10pm
time.showing
8:30pm
time.showing
10:40pm
time.showing
user
Thank you. I would like to purchase tickets for the 6:10pm showing.
6:10pm
time.showing
assistant
How many tickets would you like?
user
Three, for myself and two friends.
myself and two friends
num.tickets
Three
num.tickets
assistant
That's fine. So you wish to purchase three tickets for today's 6:10pm showing of The Catch at the Paramount Ultraplex theater in Needles, California?
today's
date.showing
6:10pm
time.showing
The Catch
name.movie
Paramount Ultraplex theater
name.theater
Needles, California
location
three
num.tickets
user
Yes, that's correct.
assistant
And these tickets are for yourself and two friends?
yourself and two friends
num.tickets
user
Yes.
book_tickets
name.movie
"The Catch"
name.theater
Paramount Ultraplex
num.tickets
Three
time.showing
6:10pm
date.showing
today
seating
any
status
success
assistant
Your tickets are confirmed and they’ve been sent to your email address.
user
That's fine. Goodbye.
assistant
Goodbye.