Word: virtually
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MUDs (the name stands for Multi-User Dungeons) are the latest twist in the already somewhat twisted world of computer communications. A sort of poor man's virtual reality -- created by using words, not expensive head-mounted displays -- MUDs are a quantum leap over computer bulletin boards, where you not only meet and interact with other computer users from all over the world but build your own imaginary worlds as well. The first MUD was invented in 1979 as a way for British university students to play the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons by computer. But in the past few years...
...Herbert's Dune and the universe of Star Trek. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have built a MUD model of their famous Media Lab, with offices and corridors corresponding to the real thing. One intrepid group of computer users constructed a section of the London Underground, complete with a virtual subway. MUDs come and go, drifting in and out of favor, but the current count is estimated at 300 worldwide, most of them accessible through the vast global computer grid called the Internet...
...party U.N.O. broke with her, along with Vice President Godoy. That has left Chamorro politically dependent on the Sandinistas, who were allowed to retain de facto control of the army and police forces. Now they too are pulling away as the economy worsens. The legislature is in virtual paralysis, with nearly half the Deputies refusing to attend sessions...
...Senator Simon really wants to look at atrocious behavior on TV, he needn't go far. He should turn to C-SPAN. From the thievery of the House Post Office, to the gratuitous sexual overtones of the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, C-SPAN is a virtual moral dunghill. What sort of an influence must such depravity have on the viewer...
...parties, Lollapalooza, the underground Riot Grrrl feminist movement, that annoying guy in the Burger King ads that you just want to slap. But the connections seem to be missing; what does it all add up to? The search is on for those who would give real meaning to this Virtual Generation...