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 need help getting tickets to a movie today.
today
date.showing
assistant
I'd be happy to help. Do you know which movie you would like to see?
user
I was hoping to get some advice on that. What movies would you recommend?
find_theaters
location
Needles, California
name.theater_1
Paramount Ultraplex
assistant
I can definitely try and help. I see Paramount Ultraplex in Needles, California is the closest theater to you. Is this the one you would like to go to?
Paramount Ultraplex
name.theater
Needles, California
location
closest theater to you
location
user
Yes.
assistant
Great! Any genre in particular?
user
We could use a good drama, I think.
find_movies
name.theater
Paramount Ultraplex
location
Needles, California
name.genre
drama
description.other
good
name.movie_1
The Catch
name.movie_2
Two Times Trouble
drama
name.genre
good
description.other
assistant
I have two movies to recommend to you, The Catch and Two Times Trouble.
The Catch
name.movie
Two Times Trouble
name.movie
user
What are they about?
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
Synopsis for The Catch = Old Man McCormick enjoys his quiet days on the river until an unwanted package changes things forever.\r\rSynopsis 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.
The Catch
name.movie
r Two Times Troub
name.movie
Old Man McCormick enjoys his quiet days on the river until an unwanted package changes things forever
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 doct
description.plot
= Sadie
name.character
McCormick
name.character
user
Okay, let's go with Two Times Trouble.
find_showtimes
name.movie
Two Times Trouble
name.theater
Paramount Ultraplex
date.showing
today
time.preference
any
time.showing_1
8:40pm
time.showing_2
10:40pm
Two Times Trouble
name.movie
assistant
Showtimes for Two Times Trouble = 8:40pm and 10:40pm.
Two Times Trouble
name.movie
8:40pm
time.showing
10:40pm
time.showing
user
Let's get tickets for 8:40.
8:40
time.showing
assistant
How many tickets will you need?
user
Three. My two friends and I will be going.
Three
num.tickets
My two friends and I
num.tickets
assistant
Great, give me just one moment. Just to confirm, three tickets for the 8:40 pm showing of Two Times Trouble at Paramount Ultraplex in Needles, California, correct? And would you like me to use your card on file?
three
num.tickets
8:40 pm
time.showing
Two Times Trouble
name.movie
Paramount Ultraplex
name.theater
Needles, California
location
user
Yeah, that's fine and it looks good to me!
book_tickets
name.movie
Two Times Trouble
name.theater
Paramount Ultraplex
num.tickets
Three
time.showing
8:40pm
date.showing
today
seating
any
status
success
assistant
Your tickets are confirmed and they’ve been sent to your email address.
user
Great, thank you!
assistant
No problem, is there anything else I can help you with today?