Language and the Internet

The language of chatgroups 169 be a more accurate description for most of what goes on in a chat- group situation. And gossip, a ...

170 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET provides a domain in which we can see written language in its most primitive state. Almost all the ...

6Thelanguageofvirtua lworlds E-mails, chatgroups, and the Web have one thing in common: they are all electronic interactions whe ...

172 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET similarities, although the extent to which D&D games were a for- mative influence on early MUD ...

The language of virtual worlds 173 the first version in 1989); they attract programmers interested in making modifications to th ...

174 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET MUGs, there seems to be no end to the lexical inventiveness. Using the wildcard convention, the wh ...

The language of virtual worlds 175 characterisanon-screenpersona,withitsownnameandassociated description; several alternative ch ...

176 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET observing the manners of visitors to the site (guests). MUDs are just as conscious of the need for ...

The language of virtual worlds 177 everyone, too; some sites now restrict the introduction of new char- actersbecause ofspiralli ...

178 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET you are, and what rooms you pass through. When you reach your destination, and enter the room, you ...

The language of virtual worlds 179 He is charged up and ready for action. He carries: A mobile phone A case containing dictionar ...

180 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET are shared with chatgroups in general, but focus on those which make it different. For example, th ...

The language of virtual worlds 181 Theemote(orpose) method of communication allows a player to express a character’s actions, fe ...

182 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET This moves the convention more in the direction of stream-of- consciousness narrative. And the fee ...

The language of virtual worlds 183 expressions, which act as identity-markers for the group, though evidence is anecdotal. The u ...

184 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET expressing a desire to speak or yield the floor (e.g. handraising, or sayingdonewhen finished). Pl ...

The language of virtual worlds 185 also on the ball. An example transferred to the Langscape MUD would be: Langman says, ‘what w ...

186 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET A similar juxtaposition of styles occurs when computer- generatedmessagesareaddedtothemixofdirect- ...

The language of virtual worlds 187 of words per minute dropped.^20 The players would use more utter- ances per minute, but put f ...

188 LANGUAGE AND THE INTERNET range, from the succinct (Daydreamer smiles) to the extended (Zed goes off to @recycle his one roo ...