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From: ROBERT R WELLMAN <wellman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Below is a notice from mit concerning its new virtual sts centre. There is
a second notice, entitled "Introduction to MUDs", which I will forward if
there are people are ednet interested in STS matters. Please let me know.
Bob Wellman
rwellman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ANNOUNCING
The Opening of
The Virtual STS Centre
A Social Virtual Space for Researchers in Science and
Technology Studies, Social Studies of Science, History and
Philosophy of Science, and History of Technology
Accessible via Internet
OPEN NOW!!
GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION
3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Friday, April 9
===================================================
SUMMARY
We are pleased to announce the availability, effective
immediately, of a "virtual space" dedicated to real-time
interaction among scholars investigating science and technology
as social and historical phenomena. Open to all with research
interests in these fields, the STS Centre is designed to enhance
professional community and is accessible 24 hours a day over
Internet.
This is NOT an electronic bulletin board system. The STS Centre
is part of a "multi-user dungeon," or MUD: a text-only program
that allows you to chat with colleagues, interact with virtual
objects, and build new objects and places. MUDs are similar to
the on-line conferencing or "talk" features available on
Compuserve and other networks, but with the addition of a
user-programmable setting providing an imaginative
background for communication. And best of all, there's no fee!
The STS Centre is part of a larger MUD called MediaMOO,
located at the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. To reach MediaMOO, you must have TELNET
access to Internet. The command is typed as follows:
telnet purple-crayon.media.mit.edu 8888
Or, from a system running VMS, type:
telnet purple-crayon.media.mit.edu /port=8888
Once connected, type:
connect guest
The online help system will help you get started. Try typing "help" and
"help introduction". Typing "help create" will give you information on how
to register as a permanent user.
Another useful help command is:
say Hi! I'm new here. Can you help me?
You can "look at <anything>" and "examine <anything>". Examining
something will give you a list of the things you can do with it.
Interested scholars are urged to visit MediaMOO as guests to
familiarize themselves with the simulated environment, and to
register as permanent users -- if possible, BEFORE the Grand
Opening Celebration on April 9. Registration requests, including
your name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and a brief
description of your research interests, should be e-mailed to:
MediaMOO-registration@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Virtual STS Centre is also home to the offices of the Virtual
Center for the Study of Virtual Spaces (VCSVS), a rapidly
growing, on-line community of scholars investigating social
aspects of virtual reality. IMPORTANT NOTE: The more
scholars who visit the Virtual STS Centre, and become members
of the VCSVS, the more useful these facilities will become for
everyone! Please help spread the word about the STS Centre by
talking with colleagues, announcing it in classrooms, or printing
this note and placing it on REAL bulletin boards at your
institution.
See you online!
**************************************************
* Wade Roush *
* Room E51-017 *
* Program in Science, Technology, and Society *
* Massachusetts Institute of Technology *
* Cambridge, MA 02139 *
* Phone: (617) 267-4129 Fax: (617) 258-8118 *
* Internet: weroush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx *
**************************************************
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 93 17:32:25 CST
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1993 23:26:13 -0500
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From: ROBERT R WELLMAN <wellman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sackman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: HOPOS-L: Virtual Conference Facility Now Available On-Line (fwd)
Forwarded message:
Below is a notice from mit concerning its new virtual sts centre. There is
a second notice, entitled "Introduction to MUDs", which I will forward if
there are people are ednet interested in STS matters. Please let me know.
Bob Wellman
rwellman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ANNOUNCING
The Opening of
The Virtual STS Centre
A Social Virtual Space for Researchers in Science and
Technology Studies, Social Studies of Science, History and
Philosophy of Science, and History of Technology
Accessible via Internet
OPEN NOW!!
GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION
3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Friday, April 9
===================================================
SUMMARY
We are pleased to announce the availability, effective
immediately, of a "virtual space" dedicated to real-time
interaction among scholars investigating science and technology
as social and historical phenomena. Open to all with research
interests in these fields, the STS Centre is designed to enhance
professional community and is accessible 24 hours a day over
Internet.
This is NOT an electronic bulletin board system. The STS Centre
is part of a "multi-user dungeon," or MUD: a text-only program
that allows you to chat with colleagues, interact with virtual
objects, and build new objects and places. MUDs are similar to
the on-line conferencing or "talk" features available on
Compuserve and other networks, but with the addition of a
user-programmable setting providing an imaginative
background for communication. And best of all, there's no fee!
The STS Centre is part of a larger MUD called MediaMOO,
located at the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. To reach MediaMOO, you must have TELNET
access to Internet. The command is typed as follows:
telnet purple-crayon.media.mit.edu 8888
Or, from a system running VMS, type:
telnet purple-crayon.media.mit.edu /port=8888
Once connected, type:
connect guest
The online help system will help you get started. Try typing "help" and
"help introduction". Typing "help create" will give you information on how
to register as a permanent user.
Another useful help command is:
say Hi! I'm new here. Can you help me?
You can "look at <anything>" and "examine <anything>". Examining
something will give you a list of the things you can do with it.
Interested scholars are urged to visit MediaMOO as guests to
familiarize themselves with the simulated environment, and to
register as permanent users -- if possible, BEFORE the Grand
Opening Celebration on April 9. Registration requests, including
your name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and a brief
description of your research interests, should be e-mailed to:
MediaMOO-registration@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Virtual STS Centre is also home to the offices of the Virtual
Center for the Study of Virtual Spaces (VCSVS), a rapidly
growing, on-line community of scholars investigating social
aspects of virtual reality. IMPORTANT NOTE: The more
scholars who visit the Virtual STS Centre, and become members
of the VCSVS, the more useful these facilities will become for
everyone! Please help spread the word about the STS Centre by
talking with colleagues, announcing it in classrooms, or printing
this note and placing it on REAL bulletin boards at your
institution.
See you online!
**************************************************
* Wade Roush *
* Room E51-017 *
* Program in Science, Technology, and Society *
* Massachusetts Institute of Technology *
* Cambridge, MA 02139 *
* Phone: (617) 267-4129 Fax: (617) 258-8118 *
* Internet: weroush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx *
**************************************************
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gleason Sackman, Coordinator BBS: sackman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SENDIT - NoDak's K-12 Telcom Network Internet: sackman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
226 IACC, North Dakota State University Bitnet: [email protected]
Fargo, ND 58105 Voice: (701)237-8109 Fax: (701)237-8541