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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
* A MOOs is a [[Text-based | * A MOOs is a [[Text-based virtual reality]] | ||
* MOO = '''MUD, Object Oriented''', so a MOO is a kind of [[MUD]]. | * MOO = '''MUD, Object Oriented''', so a MOO is a kind of [[MUD]]. | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
* [http://lingua.utdallas.edu/ Lingua MOO], home of [http://lingua.utdallas.edu/encore/ enCore] (MOO database recommended by [[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]]) | |||
== Links == | |||
[http://www.hayseed.net/MOO/ The Lost Library of MOO] Best resource for MOO research papers. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 27 May 2006
Definition
- A MOOs is a Text-based virtual reality
- MOO = MUD, Object Oriented, so a MOO is a kind of MUD.
MOOs in education
MOOs very quite popular in education in the mid-nineties. They were used for a variety of purposes:
- Distance teaching virtual environments
- Virtual meeting spaces (like Chat
- Non-intrusive collaboration
- Learning environments (e.g. quests)
- As constructivist environment to learn programming
- As living hypertexts (text with people)
- Social rules experimentation and learning.
- Familiarization with online spaces and international exchange (activities with kids).
MOOs also were popular as environment for carrying out research, e.g. topics like
- Collaboration (e.g. Dillenburg et al. 1997)
- Sociology
- Identity
In 2006, text-based virtual communities have lost a lot of attraction, since some functionalities can be replaced by integrated environments such as groupware, C3MS or LMS but they are still used for a variety of purposes (since replacements are not really available).
Software
- Lingua MOO, home of enCore (MOO database recommended by DSchneider)
Links
The Lost Library of MOO Best resource for MOO research papers.
References
- Bruckman, A. et Resnick, M. (1993). Virtual Professional Community: Results from the MediaMOO Project. In Third Internation Conference on Cyberspace, Austin, Texas. URL: PS
* P. Dillenbourg, P. Jermann, D. Schneider, D. Traum, C. Buiu, (1997) The design of MOO agents: Implications from a study on multi-modal collaborative problem solving, Proceedings 8th World Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Kobe, Japan. HTML.