• Underwaterbob@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I spent a disgusting amount of time with MOOs in the 90s. Diversity University, RiverMOO, BayMOO, LambdaMOO. MOOs differed from MUDs in that you could program rooms and objects yourself, and they were more chat and exploration than MUDs which were mostly RP and combat. MUDs are still around, but the only MOO still up is LambdaMOO.

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      1 year ago

      Never heard of them. What did the acronym stand for?

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        MUD stands for “Multi User Dungeon”. They were online, text-based RPGs. Think ZORK, but multiplayer and online. Precursors to MMORPGs, but free.

        MOO stands for “MUD Object Oriented” due to the object oriented nature of the programming language used in room and object creation. They mostly ditched the combat and role playing for exploration, education, and user interaction. Sort of like IRC, but taking place in a virtual, text-based space.