The Evolution of MUDs

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1. What did the acronym "MUD" originally stand for? Multi-User Dungeon Multi-User Domain Multi-User Dimension Multiple-Use Domain

2. One of the earliest muds is called DikuMUD. The DikuMUD family is extensive and hundreds of games have been derived from it. What language are most Diku-derived muds written in? C++ C Java Visual Basic

3. After Diku, there came Merc, from which many of Diku's derivatives spring from. Which of these was one of the original coders for Merc? SaGe KaVir Hatchet Thoric

4. One popular Diku-derivative descended from Merc is known as SMAUG. What does the term SMAUG stand for? Simulated Multi-User Adventure Game Server Massive Adventure Unified Game Simultaneous Multiple Action User Genre Simulated Medieval Adventure multi-User Game

5. Another popular codebase derived from Merc is called GodWars. What is the primary goal of a GodWars mud? Role-playing Chatting Hack-and-Slash Player-killing

6. Aside from the extensive Diku family, there are also a number of LPMuds in existance. What is the primary difference between an LPMud and a Diku-derivative? There is no major difference. It is primarily sci-fi based. It has a separate driver and mudlib. It is available free of charge.

7. Another type of mud, very different from Diku-based muds, is called MUSH, primarily focused on roleplaying and social interation. What does MUSH stand for? Multi-User Simulated Hotel Multi-User Shared Hallucination Multi-User Simultaneous Hierarchy Multi-User Situational Humor

8. According to Richard Bartle, there are four types of personalities mud players exhibit. Which of these is not one of those types? Killers Socializers Explorers Munchkins

9. As well as text-based games, a number of graphical muds also have come into existence. Which of the following is not considered a graphical mud? Everquest Utopia Ultima Online Asheron's Call

10. Lastly, returning where it all began. The first mud was created in 1979, by Roy Trubshaw and Richard Bartle. The computers of what university was this game run on? Essex Berkeley Harvard Oxford