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An Atlas of Cyberspaces - MUDs and Virtual Worlds
cybergeography.org
An atlas of maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, WWW and other emerging Cyberspaces.
Code begets community
esplanaden.lysator.liu.se
Information about Daniel Pargman's Ph.D. thesis on the social and technical aspects of managing a virtual community, a study of a Swedish MUD. Sample chapters in PDF format.
Vae Victus
clan_vaevictus.tripod.com
Contains news, logs, history, and a message board.
Open Site
open-site.org
An article with an explanation of what MUDs are, an overview of their history, and a list of variants.
DikuMUD Family Tree
game.org
Listing of MUD codebases by heirachy for Diku and all code bases.
About.com: Multi-User Dungeons
internetgames.about.com
Article featuring background information and resources.
Journal of Virtual Environments
brandeis.edu
Academic journal devoted to MUDs and their uses. Formerly known as the Journal of MUD Research.
Basic Information about MUDs and MUDding
lysator.liu.se
FAQ about MUDs and MUDding.
Games/mud FAQ Index
faqs.org
Listing of online FAQ for MUD's.
MUSE Ltd.
mud.co.uk
Purveyors of fine, online games since 1985; principal products are MUD2 and the MUDDLE programming language and development system, both available for commercial licensing.
Richard A. Bartle: Players Who Suit MUDs
mud.co.uk
Discusses whether MUDs are games, pass times, sports or entertainments and suggests four kinds of player: achiever, explorer, socializer or killer.