The Matrix as "a marriage between Man and Machine". For the scene when Neo wakes up in the pod connected to the Matrix, the pod was constructed to look dirty, used, and sinister. During the testing of a breathing mechanism in the pod, the tester suffered hypothermia in under eight minutes, so the pod had to be heated. Kym Barrett, costume designer, said that she defined the characters and their environment by their costume. For example, Reeves' office costume was designed for Thomas Anderson to look uncomfortable, disheveled, and out of place. Barrett sometimes used three types of fabric for each costume,
Alter Ego (1986 video game) magazine's Charles Ardai described it as "fascinating the first time out" but repetitive later. "Info" gave the Commodore 64 version five stars out of five, describing it as "some of the most broadly theraputic and consciousness-raising software available", and "very entertaining". The reviewer concluded "I would recommend this wholesome software to anyone old enough to read". The game was also positively reviewed by Zzap!64 magazine. It was awarded a 98% overall rating with the comment "Original, unusual, compelling, varied... C'est La Vie!" Alter Ego (1986 video game) Alter Ego is a role-playing video game released by Activision in 1986. It