Alf is a highly-customizable flashcharacter which you can put on anywebsite. It accepts input from thekeyboard and responds in a human voice(optionally your own) with seamless lipsynchronization. Its input/output patternsare easily programmed in a simple syntaxcalled Nascent Artificial Intelligence.Alf can be Jessica the saleslady, Ronaldthe teacher, Cathy the site guide, Erwinthe troubadour or any other implementationyou can think of.