[Encore] FW: Advice/Suggestions/Context for MOO

[truna aka j.turner]

and a fine new year to all ...

nice plot here paul, my advice would actually be to let the kids build
the world themselves - that way they have to do the research, the
thinking and the imagining and then put it all into playable form ..

there was a fab project years ago which MOO space where school
students had to build whole planets in response to various physical
parameters ... can't remember its name but someone else might remember
more about it and the way it was set up ..

xt


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> ________________________________________
> From: encore-bounces at encore-consortium.org [encore-bounces at encore-consortium.org] On Behalf Of paul [prayner at hwy54.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 8:40 AM
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> Subject: [Encore] Advice/Suggestions/Context for MOO
>
> I’d like to get some advice/suggestions/input for a concept I have for
> my MOO, using enCore MOO.
>
> The MOO would be used within a school, to try to “teach” concepts of
> security and safe internet usage to high school kids.
>
> My concept is based very loosely on the ARG (Alternate Reality Game)
> “World Without Oil”. There is a quote from a Fraud Squad Policeman
> asking the question “should we switch the Internet off?” I’d like to
> use the concept of “World Without Internet”, and get kids to explore
> the ramifications, and how to prevent such an event.
>
> The concepts I’d like it to explore are:
> •       Cyber bullying
> •       Social networking
> •       IM
> •       Email
> •       P2P stealing
> •       Identity theft
>
> I don’t want it to be a negative experience but a way to jolt
> complacent users into safer practices and to be aware of the
> consequences.
>
> My concept currently only has bots and creating notes in it. And that's
> where I'm at - I have a concept but not sure what context to put it in.
> I’m limited (in quite a number of ways) by not playing “games”, which
> is why I’m looking for suggestions of engaging “gameplay” to discuss
> these issues rather than a “talk and chalk”.
>
> I’m not sure of the scope – time and ability will both be limiting
> factors.
>
> While trawling the net for MOO related stuff, I’d also seen reference
> to cobot in LambdaMOO, which seemed to capture info. It seemed like it
> could be worthwhile – had anyone seen it or is it available as open
> source code?
>
> I really hope to get as many suggestions as possible, and look forward
> to more of the valuable advice I’ve received here so far.
>
> Paul
>