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C.h.a.p.t.e.r 7: Recommended Links
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What follows are suggested links to the authors and themes --MUDs/MOOs--discussed in chapter 7 of CR2.
(If you should need additional help with using the search engines referred to below, then turn to Appendix A in CR2 and to the Appendices on line. And if you should have any questions or suggestions, simply drop me a note at VVitanza@aol.com and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible.) |
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Here are some additional on-line networks of links
(the authors' home pages, with archives):
 Jacques Leslie, Home Page.
Amy Bruckman, Home Page.
Allucquere Rosanne Stone, Home Page.
Lisa Nakamura's Biography.
Julian Dibbell, Home Page.
More References for surfing the Web
(that supplement the readings):
 A list of MUDs/MOOs to visit that are open to the public (Before accessing these MUDs, you should contact your local--i.e., on campus--system administrator to see what the policy is for telneting. Because of the bad connotations associated with the word MUD, you should inquire about the policy for MOOs, which are generally considered to be educational and not game oriented. But be aware that some of these MUDs are social while others are educational and professional. When you telnet and make a connection, you should type connect guest, unless otherwise instructed. A caveat: Many MUD administrators have now made it technically possible for anyone at a MUD to record precisely what you say/type. Remember you are a guest in someone's virtual home/community.):
How does this work? You simply use your e-mail connection and at the prompt type in
telnet lambda.parc.xerox.com 8888
and then hit the return key and you will be on your way. There is more to know and you will get plenty of instructions at each location. Also, there is, if you wish to use it, special software that will help you communicate efficiently when at a MOO. The generic term for the software is "client" software. A specific kind is MUD Dweller, which is designed for the MAC. (See below for a URL to a site for you can obtain a shareware copy of a client.)
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LambdaMOO | lambda.moo.mud.org 8888 |
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Meridian | sky.bellcore.com 7777 |
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BayMOO | baymoo.sfsu.edu 8888 |
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Dragonsfire | moo.eskimo.com 7777 |
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MOOsaico | moo.di.uminmo.pt 7777 |
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PMC-MOO-2 | hero.village.virginia.edu 7777 |
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MirrorMOO | mirror.ccs.neu.edu 8889 |
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Chiba Sprawl | sequoia.picosof.com 7777 |
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Virtual Online Univ. | athena.edu 8888 |
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Diversity Univ. | moo.du.org 8888 |
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MOOtiny | spsyc.psychology.nottingham.ac.uk 8888 |
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MediaMOO | purple-crayon.media.mit.edu 8888 |
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ThunderDome | 199.2.48.11 4444 |
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Dhalgren | acatinic.princeton.edu 7777 |
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FurryMuck | 138.74.0.10 8888 |
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PointMOOt | actlab.rtf.utexas.edu 8888 |
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WriteMush | palmer.sacc.colostate.edu 6250 |
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Brown Hypertext Hotel | 128.148.37.8 8888 |
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BioMOO | bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il 8888 |
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LinguaMOO | lingua.utdallas.edu 8888 |
FUNTOPIA: A Multi-player chat and game virtual world: Here You will discover the beginnings of a multimedia MOO. (In order to subscribe and play at this site, you will need a browser--at least, Netscape 4+ or MS Internet Explorer 4+ .)
MUD Connector Resources, i.e., Clients (MOOing software-shareware, for Windows and MAC):
Yes, this is where you will find MUDDweller and other clients that will make your life of typing easier when MOOing.
A site devoted exclusively to Clients for MAC Operating Systems. There is a TOC upfront that will help you through a rather confusing page.
Newbie Wizards FAQs: This is for MOOs only, not MUDs, which you will find below.
The MUD Resource Collection (FAQs and General Information): This is the best source of accessible, easy-to-follow information, such as the different kinds of MUDs, how to telnet to them, and what to expect once you arrive. Remember, however, this site combines MUDs and MOOs, but tends to say more about MUDs, that is, gaming.
Here are some additional on-line networks (websites, with archives, and newsgroups):
MOO-Teach, Main Page: This is maintained by Diane D. Davis. It is filled with valuable information. The focus is on educating people to work at MOOs and to develop them.
Chris's MOO Page ... Just about everything that you would need can be found here.
MOO Central ... More of everything that you will need.
MOO Research Archives. Has Papers, Stories, Research Data, and Other Potential Uses of MOO.
Humbert Humbert's LambdaMOO Archive: Just about everything concerning Lambda.
Educational Technology: Educational VR (MUD) sub-page:
Here is the table of contents:
1. Introduction
2. Events, What's new
3. General Index Pages
4. Educational MUDs
5. Publications
6. Guides, FAQs & Manuals
7. "Educational" MOO objects
8. Clients
9. Various
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The ChibaMOO Papers (The SenseMedia Surfer): Be sure to visit and read about ChibaMOO and see just how it is a hybrid made of the Web (WWW) and a MOO. Hence, the notion of a WOO. This concept, at present, is one of the most innovative approaches to a collaborative hypermedia system.
The Lost Library of MOO: Manual, Tutorials, and FAQS; MOO Research Papers.
MUD literature reference list: This is a rich source of gathered material in terms of Papers, articles, transcripts, references to books and journals, and works forthcoming.
The Aragorn.UIO.NO WWW Server: Here are links to various MUDs (mostly Lpmuds), to JUD related NEWS groups, ftp sites, etc.
History of MUDs: Includes both MUDs and MOOs.
USENET newsgroups, E.g.,
alt.fan.furry.muck
alt.mud
alt.mud.tiny
alt.mudders.anonymous (for those who get addicted!)
rec.games.mud.announce
rec.games.mud.diku (DikuMUDs)
rec.games.mud.lp (LPMUDs)
rec.games.mud.misc
rec.games.mud.tiny (Tiny family of MUDs)
Once again, the Search Engines:
HotBot || AltaVista || Yahoo ||
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Introduction to Researching
