[MUD-Dev] Blog about GDC implies changes to MMORPG population

Koster, Raph rkoster at soe.sony.com
Thu Jul 7 19:38:27 CEST 2005


Lydia Leong wrote:

> Second Life is to MMOGs, what TinyMUD is to MUDs. For those of you
> who don't know MUD history: TinyMUD is the "root" of the MUD
> server design that becomes MUSH, MUCK, MOO, etc. -- MUD servers
> that emphasize an open or semi-open "player content creation"
> model.

Good to see you back in mud circles, Lydia! Spotted you on TerraNova
as well. Welcome back.

Technically, I'd give some earlier efforts like OnLife or AlphaWorld
or Furcadia the credit of being the first Tiny-like MMOs. I always
say that There is very social-MUSH like, and SL is very MOO-like.

-Raph
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