Information for Attending the C&W Online Presentation at ProNoun MOO (Purdue University)


Logging In to ProNoun —Getting There

login screen shot

Login to ProNoun via the web

Graphics-based preferred
Internet Explorer preferred

Go to this Web Address:

http://linnell.english.purdue.edu:7000

Click LOG IN from this page

Requires minim. Netscape 4.08 or Internet Explorer 4 (JAVA must be enabled)
Logging in as a Guest

At this ProNoun login page (see image above), all you need to do is click LOG IN. 

Keep the USER ID as GUEST
No PASSWORD is required

After you login, you will be prompted for a guest name. Just enter what you would like to be called. Fill in as much information as you would like on the page.  

If you have difficulties logging in, see the Login Problems page. Popup Blockers can prevent logging in. See the login problems page for what to do.

We will meet in the room where your arrive when you log in called "The Lobby."

Communicating and Interacting within ProNoun

The MOO QuickStart page that follows this one will provide you with all the commands you will need to speak and interact in the MOO.  Bring it with you to the MOO session. What is foreign about MOOs is that one needs to enter a “command” or “verb” to make the MOO program do something.  For example, to speak you type:

say Hi                         <and then hit the Enter key>

The command “say” gets the MOO to send the text “Hi” as a message.  One alternative if you find typing in “say” all the time to be problematic is to click the SAY radio button next to the text input area.  “Say” will automatically be put before each line of text you wish to input, so all you have to do is type and hit enter.

LOOKing at objects

You will notice on the right hand side of the screen next to the list of LINKS: a list of other items under the heading YOU SEE: . For instance, when you arrive in AlaMOO Plaza, you see an icon that looks like a piece of paper called "Greetings." This object is a note. You can click on this note to read it.

All the objects you see listed beneath the YOU SEE: title are objects that live within the room you are presently located. You can click on these items to see what they are and what they might do. After viewing an object, to put it down and return to viewing the room you are in, click the LOOK button at the top of the page. You could also type LOOK and hit enter. The LOOK command is sort of like a back button--after you look at an object, it returns you to viewing the room you are in.

The LOOK command will not navigate you between rooms--the links to rooms do that. Also, any person located in a room is listed under the YOU SEE: area, so you can see who is in the room with you.


MOO Quick Start--for 1st time MOOers (print or minimize this for easy reference while you MOO)

Communicating--Speaking out loud in the same room

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:

You type:
Say Hello  -or-  "Hello

You see:
You say, "Hello"

Others in room see:
John says, "Hello."

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:

You type:
To Erin Hi

You and others in the room see:
John [to Erin]: Hi

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).

You type:
emote smiles  -or-  :smiles

You and others in the room see:
John smiles

Communicating--Private Speech

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

WHISPER--To speak privately to someone in the same room:  whisper <text> to <name>

You type: 
whisper "Hi" to John

You see:
You whisper, "HI" to John.

Other person sees:
John whispers, "HI"

Movement/Navigation

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.

MOVING AROUND--entering and exiting rooms

1st Way-- Click the navigation links in the right hand side of the MOO screen (Below LINKS:)
2nd Way-- Teleport with the @GO command.  Type: @go <room name>

WHO'S in the MOO?
Type @WHO or click the WHO button to see who is in the MOO and where they are.  You can join a person by clicking on their location link or typing @join <name>
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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>

Other Useful Commands

@QUIT-- To exit the MOO, type @quit or click the QUIT button.

HELP-- Listed below are all the ways to get help in the MOO.

The Help Kiosk-- Available from the entrance room for the MOO.
Lightbulbs--Look at the viewing window and if you see the lightbulb icon, you can click on it for help.
Xpress Help Button-- You can also click on the HELP button in the Xpress button bar.
@Help-- Type @help and you will gain access to all the help catalogued in the textual side of the MOO. 
Help <object or verb name>-- Type this to see specific help materials.

@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>

Created by Lennie Irvin for the EnCore MOO Open Source Documentation Project, August 2001.