MUD and RPG History

The Vacantide℠: a novel game takes place in the urban legend based world of the Vacantide.

Players enter the Vacantide by falling out of reality, also known as "no-clipping."

Novel games, also called Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs) or Interactive Fiction (IF), are text based games. Novel games educate players by improving typing, reading, puzzle solving, and social skills.

Since introducing my son to novel games ... "his typing and his thinking and memory have greatly increased. Since he started playing the game his reading comprehension and his reading speed has increased dramatically."
-Novel game research participant

Novel games ... "provide an excellent social environment in which users (players) can learn a cornucopia of things about life including, but not limited to: the English language and writing, reading comprehension, typing skills, social interaction, cultural differences, computer programming, people managing skills, economics, memory, game theory, leadership skills, responsibility, and imagination."
-Dianne P. Butler

"As we spend time with people and interact with them, even through a computer mediated interface we form associations. From passing acquaintances through to deep and lasting friendships."
-Derek

The following pages summarize my research on Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs). The summaries include histories, insights, and technical mumbo jumbo. MUDs have a long and rich lore. MUDs predate personal computers and the Internet. MUDs do not, however, predate electricity, sunlight, written language, or me.

Summaries of Imaginary Realities MUD Ezine

Imaginary Realities was an e-zine dedicated to MUD related articles. I have included summaries of every article I can find. If anyone has missing articles, provide me with a link, and I will summarize it, too.