Subject: Re: Mailing list creation

From: [email-masked] (Billy Chambless)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 08:59:03 -0700

Thanks. *duh*
Geez...I wish the C mailing lists were as friendly as THIS one!
(wonder if I could do my software engineering course in MOO!)

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From: Andrew Donkin <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 14:03:45 -0700

Hi; you say:

|(wonder if I could do my software engineering course in MOO!)

	That's a nice point, and I've been thinking about it for a while.
One software engineering course here uses Smalltalk on PC's, and I think
that a MOO might be a better(?) way to teach the OO concept.  There are
arguments against, of course, like students spending too much time
"playing" in the MUD instead of programming in it.  However our MOO started
out with virtually nothing; our students had to develop it from scratch, so
there was nothing to "play" with.
	The killer, of course, is the lack of any graphical interaction
(which Smalltalk has).  However it sounds like a lot of people are working
on that one, too.
	I think the way a MOO lets you interact with your ojects is unique,
and a tremendous incentive for a student.

	Anyway, I am curious about any MUDs in educational use (pref.
MOOs).  I am more interested in programming, rather that virtual museums or
lecturing via MUDs, for example.  I'd be interested in any comments on the
matter.

	Thanks -

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|               Andrew Donkin - [email-masked]             |
|          Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato         |
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