Chapters * Title * Contents * Introduction * Place * System * Design * Using * Future * Bibliography
Sections
* Place * Constructionist * Evocative * Crystallizing * MediaFusion * Organizing * Why * Glass * Multiplayer * Reflection * MUD
A MUD with a Model
MUD's (Multi-User Dungeons) are Internet-accessible computer environments that allow players to take on a role in a text-based
virtual world. MUD's present their world as a collection of connected "rooms" each of which may contain characters
controlled by other player or simulated objects. Users manipulate the world and send messages by typing commands. MUD's are
famous for their complex social dynamics and offer interesting examples of user-programming.
MarketPlace is intended to be the first in a series of social virtual worlds where simulations focus the social interaction
around a theme. In the case of MarketPlace, the system support for social interaction is rudimentary (although still heavily
used in actual games.)
Greg Kimberly/gregkimb@gak.com