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Old 05-07-2013, 03:03 AM   #139
Kaz
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Re: Do MUDs need to be "brought into the 21st century"

The way I see it, the "call to graphics" isn't a call to graphics as such. Back in the day, command lines were the normal way of interacting with a product. You even typed in "win" on the command line to run windows! This day has passed, and the accessibility expectations have changed. MMOs tell us that we can still communicate (and, indeed, perform complicated scripting actions) via a command-line option, but that there are other methods of control for movement and better methods for displaying real-time information.

Why, in this modern day and age, do we satisfy ourselves with having five status prompts on the screen at once, four of which are obsolete?

This seems to be the very thesis that Plamzi is aiming to test. I wish him all the best.
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