MOO Quick Start--for 1st time MOOers (print or minimize this for easy reference while you MOO)
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Communicating--Speaking out loud in the same room |
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SAY-- To speak to someone, type the word SAY before your words (or use a quote mark "). You can also click the "say" button to shift to the "say" mode for extended conversations. Examples: |
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TO--To direct your speech at a specific individual in the room, often as a reply, type the word to then the name of the person you are talking to, and finally the text of your message: |
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You and others in the room see: |
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EMOTE--To express emotion, feelings, or non-verbal actions (cues). Type the word emote or a colon followed by the text (or you can click the emote button). |
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Communicating--Private Speech |
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PAGE--To speak privately to someone so that no one can hear except the individual paged (this works across the MOO), type page, their name, and the text of your message. Example: page John Hello |
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WHISPER--To speak privately to someone in the same room: whisper <text> to <name> |
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Other person sees: |
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Movement/Navigation |
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LOOK--Type LOOK or click the LOOK button to see
a general description of where you are. LOOK also serves as a BACK
button. When you click on an object to open and examine it, you can
click or type LOOK to return to the room where the object lives. |
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MOVING AROUND--entering and exiting rooms |
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1st Way--
Click the navigation links in the right hand side of the MOO screen
(Below LINKS:) |
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WHO'S in the MOO? |
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@EXAMINE --Gives you a list of the "verbs"
or commands that operate that particular object. @examine works on
any object in the MOO. Type: @examine <object name> |
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Other Useful Commands |
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@QUIT-- To exit the MOO, type @quit or click
the QUIT button. |
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| HELP-- Listed below are all the ways to get help in the MOO. | |||
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@URL--To share a web page with a whole room type the @url command followed by the web address. Everyone in the room will see this web page. Type: @url <webaddress> |
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For a more complete guide to MOOing, see the Complete EnCore MOO Guide.
Created by Lennie Irvin for the EnCore MOO Open Source Documentation Project, August 2001.