The Multi-User Dungeon

GPTKB entity

Statements (135)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs MUD
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Richard_Bartle
gptkb:Roy_Trubshaw
gptkbp:firstImplementedAt gptkb:University_of_Essex
gptkbp:game gptkb:explorer
text commands
puzzle solving
combat
gptkbp:genre online text-based role-playing game
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Multi-User Dungeon
gptkbp:influenced virtual worlds
gptkbp:inspiredBy massively multiplayer online role-playing games
gptkbp:language English
various
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:AberMUD
gptkb:DikuMUD
gptkb:LambdaMOO
gptkb:MUD1
gptkb:TinyMUD
gptkb:CircleMUD
gptkb:LPMud
gptkb:MUD2
gptkbp:notableFeature seasonal events
inventory management
social interaction
guilds
player-driven economy
player voting
role-playing elements
persistent world
player cooperation
user-created content
character progression
player mentoring
player statistics
alignment systems
in-game chat
text-based interface
customizable avatars
player housing
skill-based progression
emotes
in-game economy
player trading
questing
level-based progression
PvP combat
player achievements
player governance
player logs
player rankings
player titles
player notes
NPC interaction
multi-classing
PvE combat
admin-created events
admin-driven storytelling
auction systems
crafting systems
dynamic world events
faction systems
magic systems
permadeath (in some MUDs)
player alchemy
player banishment
player bulletin boards
player carpentry
player climbing
player competition
player cooking
player digging
player discovery
player elections
player enchanting
player engineering
player exploration
player farming
player fishing
player flight
player gathering
player hunting
player imprisonment
player invention
player invisibility
player journals
player justice systems
player mail
player mapping
player marriage
player moderation
player mounts
player navigation
player pets
player polymorphing
player reincarnation
player reputation systems
player research
player resurrection
player sailing
player shapeshifting
player ship building
player ship combat
player ship crew
player ship customization
player ship management
player ship ownership
player smithing
player summoning
player swimming
player tailoring
player teleportation
player trading ships
player transformation
player vs environment challenges
player vs player challenges
player-created events
player-driven storytelling
player-run organizations
real-time multiplayer interaction
roleplay enforcement
text-based combat system
text-based mapping
text-based puzzles
text-based world building
gptkbp:notablePlayerTypeTheory gptkb:Bartle_taxonomy_of_player_types
gptkbp:originatedIn late 1970s
gptkbp:platform mainframe computers
gptkbp:relatedTo role-playing games
adventure games
visual novel
MMORPGs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MUD1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7