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MUDs Grow Up Social Virtual Reality in the Real World
Author(s): Pavel Curtis and David A. Nichols
Tags: May, 1993
Abstract: MUDs are multi-user, text-based, networked computing environments that are currently used mostly for gaming. Despite the obvious shortcomings of a text-only system, they are quite popular. The Social Virtual Reality project at Xerox PARC is extending MUD technology for use in non-recreational settings. Our goal is to keep the strength of MUDs-shared computing with a powerful real-world metaphor-while correcting their shortcomings by adding audio, video, and interactive windows. We are building two specific prototypes: Astro-VR, for use by the professional astronomy community, and Jupiter, for use by researchers within Xerox.
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