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MOO, MUD, and MUSH

MUDs=Multi-user Dimension (or Multi-user Dungeon, Multi-user Dialogue)
MOOs=Multi-user Domains, Object Oriented
MUSHs=Multi-user Shared Hallucination

What Are MOO, MUD, and MUSH?

MOOs, MUDs and MUSHs are virtual spaces where many people can congregate and interact at the same time. Each of them has their own special characteristics, but generally speaking, they are computer game-like virtual environment where people communicate via text. Users assume the role of a character and wander around in different rooms (spaces) to chat with other characters or explore new territories. MUDs encourage users to build up the powers of a dungeon and dragon-like characters in a world full of creatures. MOOs allow the manipulation of and interaction with cyber-objects (adjunct programs). MUSHes evolved from MUDs and were invented to encourage character to character interaction (and player to player interaction). Today, "MUD" often stands for the whole class of MUD-like games.

To learn more about MOO, MUD and MUSH, go to the following sites:

Collaborative Language Learning and MOOs, MUDs, and MUSHs

MOOs, MUDs and MUSHes have been used extensively in education as well as in language instruction. Since these programs are mostly text-based, they serve as great tools for language learners to practice their writing skills with other language learners or with native-speakers of the particular language they are learning. There are a couple of composition programs using MOO, MUD and MUSH in a collaborative project. In addition, they are mutli-user accessible, they provide opportunities for either group discussions on-line or one-to-one dialogue. From the point of view of language-learning, such programs are both entertaining and educational.

Some Sites Using MOO, MUD or MUSH in Language Instruction:

Computer-Writing and Research Labs(CWRL) MUSH & MOO Page: an UT-Austin based site
English MOO 101: a Salt Lake Community College based site
Composition in Cyberspace: primarily the use of Diversity University MOO as a medium in teaching composition

Some Useful MOO, MUD and MUSH sites:

MOO Central: pay attention to the Foreign Language & EFL/ESL MOOs
Educational Technology: Educational VR(MUD) Subpage: pay attention to the Educational MUDs List
Humanities Interest Group MOO, MUD, and MUSH Site: a UC-Berkeley based site
MOO/MU*Document Library
Index of the MUD Resource Collection
The MUD Connector: connection to many MUD sites

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Some CSCL Groupware

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Last updated: 12/96

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