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| | Richard A. Bartle: Players Who Suit MUDs |
 | | Most MUDs can trace their lineage directly back to Trubshaw's 1978 game (Bartle, 1990b; Burka, 1995) and, perhaps because of this heritage, the vast majority are regarded as "games" by their "players". |
 | | The debate was sparked by the question "What do people want out of a MUD?", and comprised several hundred bulletin-board postings, some of considerable length, typically concerning what the players liked, what they didn't like, why they played, and changes they would like to see to "improve" the game. |
 | | As a result of this, and of the fact that I am not a trained psychologist, do not expect a conventionally rigorous approach to the subject matter. |
| www.mud.co.uk /richard/hcds.htm (10082 words) |
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