MUDs have applications in education, as for problem solving and leadership skills, as well as in building teamwork to share ideas and to enhance creativity. Having a virtual world in which people from diverse backgrounds and cultures can come, again and again, to work on a common project, allows ideas to accrue and cultures to grow over time. – Max, J.; Stickle, W.; Humanities and Arts: Sharing Center Stage on the Internet; RFC 2150; October 1997. |
Each individual MUD usually has a range of advanced commands and features unique to that particular virtual world. You can check the MUD’s online documentation for more information. The following sections describe some advanced uses of MUD’s: