Virtual Pool

Article summary

Virtual Pool is a series of first-person cue sports video games developed by Celeris. The games in the series simulate pool, snooker and carom billiards with a focus on accuracy and improving the player's ability to play the sport in real life. Virtual Pool releases are sold with a money back guarantee to improve a player's external game.

Key claims

1. publication date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324487574