A New Generation Of MOOs

eric.costello writes "MUDs (Multi-User Dimensions) are to Ultima and Everquest as MOOs (Mud, Object Orientated) are to... The Game Neverending? There's a great interview up at Mindjack with the makers of the upcoming web-based MMOG." The article states that "EverQuest puts you in someone else's world, but in a MOO, the world was yours to help create," and this seems to be a big part of what The Game Neverending is trying to promote.

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Re:Appropriate SOVIET RUSSIA reference

[Alexius]

I run a MOO, called 'The Keep'. It's something I'm constantly tinkering with, and always adding new areas and sections. My friends, both online and off, also work to build new things. I don't expect this to ever finish. The building is what the point is. It is almost an art from, allowing me to express myself, as well as provide a wonderful dream world to escape to.

It reminds me of a quote from Walt, about Disneyland:
Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.

In other words, the point of a MOO isn't to finish it, but to create it, and to continue having that outlet.