raphkoster.com - 10/24/2008
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Today is the official 30th birthday of MUD . And MUDs are, for better or worse, the crucible in which today’s virtual worlds were born. There were people who played MUDs working on The Realm , on Meridian 59 , on Kingdom of the Winds , on Ultima Online , on EverQuest. To this day, more ...
massively.com - 10/24/2008
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massively.com —
Today marks the 30th birthday of the original
MUD, created at Essex University by Roy Trubshaw in
1978. We recommend you check out what Richard Bartle -- who worked on later iterations of the project -- has to say about this event, as well as Raph ...
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Today the MUD and the MMO turn 30
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15 Years of TorilMUD
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... This past Monday was the 30th birthday of the original MUD, rightly noted and celebrated on a number of sites.
MUD 1 represents one of the roots of the game genre we refer to with the adjective “Massive” these days, and online user experience shared by many people at once.
This fall represents another anniversary for me. I don’t recall the exact date, but it was in the autumn of 1993 when my friend and, at the time, co-worker Scott came over to my cube and told me there was an online game ...
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