MUDs (Multi-User Dimension or Dungeon), MOOs (MUD Object Oriented), and MUSHEs are text-based, role-playing games. These games are evolving into graphical, 3-D interactive worlds. You can visit some of these game sites with a standard Web browser. To participate at other sites, you need to download a VRML browser. If you have a vivid imagination, text-based MOOs, MUDs, and MUSHEs still exist, and you can connect to them on the Web. The Sprawl at sensemedia.net/sprawl is one of the longest running MOOs on the Internet. Two sites where you can find people to play traditional board games online are Gamer's Zone at www.worldvillage.com/online/games.htm and Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone at www.zone.com. The Games Information Pages provide a good source of information about both offline and online games (www.gamesdomain.com/gdmain.html). At Virtual World Industry (www.ccon.org/hotlinks/hotlinks.html), you'll find information about and links to most of the major virtual reality game sites and browsers. It is a good launching point if you want to explore the world of virtual reality on the Web.
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