From: "MCBRIDE, LANCE R" Subject: Re: DESIGN: Is there really such a thing as text-based VR? Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 23:55:54 -0800 Message-ID: Organization: Walla Walla College Computer Cen From: "MCBRIDE, LANCE R" Is "text-based VR" immersive? Do you feel like you're left the room you that your computer sits and have been transported to the world of the MUD, or other MUD type game? I don't, and I'm a very imaginative person. I have constant reminders that I am playing a text-based game- the text flashing accross the monitor. for instance, the keyboard that I type text based commands into, the lack of sounds emmiting from the other players. I.E. the text game is not immersive, which is one of the major factors of VR. At least text games are more interesting that reading a textbook. I would agree that text games are on the level of virtual interactive environments, maybe an interactive text game would be a good name; like Brandon says, leave VR for VR , VE for VE, and MUD for MUD. Lance McBride \ / /\ mcbrla@shasta.wwc.edu \ / /--\ Phone & FAX (509)529-3991 \/ irtual / \rtists URL=http://www.wwc.edu/student/mcbrla/welcome.htm