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MUDs Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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mud
Noun
1. water soaked soil; soft wet earth
(synonym) clay
(hypernym) soil, dirt
(hyponym) bleaching clay, bleaching earth
2. slanderous remarks or charges
(hypernym) slander
Verb
1. soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
(synonym) mire, muck, muck up
(hypernym) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(derivation) clay
2. plaster with mud
(hypernym) plaster, daub
(derivation) clay
(classification) masonry
Noun
1. water soaked soil; soft wet earth
(synonym) clay
(hypernym) soil, dirt
(hyponym) bleaching clay, bleaching earth
2. slanderous remarks or charges
(hypernym) slander
Verb
1. soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
(synonym) mire, muck, muck up
(hypernym) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(derivation) clay
2. plaster with mud
(hypernym) plaster, daub
(derivation) clay
(classification) masonry
MUDs Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Jensen's Technology Glossary |
MUDs, MOOs, MUSes and MUSHes
Multi-User Dimensions or Multiple User Dungeon, or Multiple User Dialogue. These are extensions of Dungeons and Dragons that seduced "adolescents" into a network world of imaginary places. Now there are serious social and education MUDs. Some of the many types are reviewed in Basic Information About MUDs and MUDding . There are extensions such as Multi-user, Object-Oriented MOO applications that, along with MUDs, have become serious educational experiments and applications. For example, Conlon (1997) reports on the MOOville writing workshop for over 2500 students per semester at the University of Florida. Click here for a summary of it in Jensen and Sandlin (1997). Another less extreme extension is the MUSH which, like a MUD, is an electronic space in which multiple persons (players, users, students) socialize, create "worlds," and interact in gaming or serious episodes. For a discussion of the history and applications of MUSHes, see The Mush Manual by Lydia Leong. Also see MUDs, MOOs, and Muses . The variations differ more in terms of underlying codes than in purpose and application.
For an early overview of MUDs see Germain (1993) . The addictive powers of MUDS and the fantasy world of LambdaMOO are discussed by Hafner (1994) . MUDs and extensions such as MOOs and MUSHes are no longer viewed as merely interactive games. They have become serious paradigms for education and training. For a summary of MOOville and its outcomes see Chapter 2 of Jensen and Sandlin (1997) . MUDs are particulary intriguing as education paradigms for reaching students who perform poorly in traditinal classroom settings. (See also Games )
Multi-User Dimensions or Multiple User Dungeon, or Multiple User Dialogue. These are extensions of Dungeons and Dragons that seduced "adolescents" into a network world of imaginary places. Now there are serious social and education MUDs. Some of the many types are reviewed in Basic Information About MUDs and MUDding . There are extensions such as Multi-user, Object-Oriented MOO applications that, along with MUDs, have become serious educational experiments and applications. For example, Conlon (1997) reports on the MOOville writing workshop for over 2500 students per semester at the University of Florida. Click here for a summary of it in Jensen and Sandlin (1997). Another less extreme extension is the MUSH which, like a MUD, is an electronic space in which multiple persons (players, users, students) socialize, create "worlds," and interact in gaming or serious episodes. For a discussion of the history and applications of MUSHes, see The Mush Manual by Lydia Leong. Also see MUDs, MOOs, and Muses . The variations differ more in terms of underlying codes than in purpose and application.
For an early overview of MUDs see Germain (1993) . The addictive powers of MUDS and the fantasy world of LambdaMOO are discussed by Hafner (1994) . MUDs and extensions such as MOOs and MUSHes are no longer viewed as merely interactive games. They have become serious paradigms for education and training. For a summary of MOOville and its outcomes see Chapter 2 of Jensen and Sandlin (1997) . MUDs are particulary intriguing as education paradigms for reaching students who perform poorly in traditinal classroom settings. (See also Games )
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MOOs, MUDs, MUSHs
MUDs = Multi-user Domains MOOs = MUD, Object Oriented MUSHs = Multi-user Shared Hallucination MOOs are internet accessible, text mediated virtual environments well suited for distance learning. MOOs of interest .
MUDs = Multi-user Domains MOOs = MUD, Object Oriented MUSHs = Multi-user Shared Hallucination MOOs are internet accessible, text mediated virtual environments well suited for distance learning. MOOs of interest .
MUDs Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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MUD
In computer gaming, a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon, Domain or Dimension) is a multi-player computer game that combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games and social chat rooms. Typically running on an Internet server or bulletin board system, the game is usually text-driven, where players read descriptions of rooms, objects, events, other characters, and computer-controlled creatures or non-player characters (NPCs) in a virtual world. Players usually interact with each other and the surroundings by typing commands that resemble a natural language, usually English. Modern commercial variants include graphics-based massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), such as World of Warcraft, as well as social avatar virtual worlds such as Second Life.
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Mud
Mud is a liquid or semi-liquid mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay. Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to form siltstone or solid, mudrock lutites. When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed bay muds. Mud is closely related to slurry and sediment.
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