Comments on: The state of MUD, part 3 http://bc-dev.net/2008/10/24/the-state-of-mud-3/ ...a blog by Matt Adcock Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:21:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: matt http://bc-dev.net/2008/10/24/the-state-of-mud-3/#comment-72 matt Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:45:32 +0000 http://bc-dev.net/?p=38#comment-72 Yes I agree there isn't much around for the handheld market right now, although I've seen one client for iPhone and read about a PSP client too. As you say a mobile client would need a specialist UI to be effective but there is a definite market there. This <a href="http://www.topmudsites.com/forums/tavern-blue-hand/5186-going-graphical.html" rel="nofollow">thread over at TMS</a> also points out that blind gamers are an important market for text games. Yes I agree there isn’t much around for the handheld market right now, although I’ve seen one client for iPhone and read about a PSP client too. As you say a mobile client would need a specialist UI to be effective but there is a definite market there.

This thread over at TMS also points out that blind gamers are an important market for text games.

]]> By: george http://bc-dev.net/2008/10/24/the-state-of-mud-3/#comment-71 george Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:08:47 +0000 http://bc-dev.net/?p=38#comment-71 I totally agree, but would like to add that text games also could really shine on mobile and handheld devices (given a few UI solutions, granted that it's not easy to mud on a handheld right now), whereas it doesn't seem likely that games such as WoW will deliver their full content on such a device. While graphical muds will inevitably deliver content to that platform, I'm thinking it'll be in a more limited form or even of an entirely different nature than the full graphical experience. The portability of the text experience could make muds stand out in that area too. I totally agree, but would like to add that text games also could really shine on mobile and handheld devices (given a few UI solutions, granted that it’s not easy to mud on a handheld right now), whereas it doesn’t seem likely that games such as WoW will deliver their full content on such a device. While graphical muds will inevitably deliver content to that platform, I’m thinking it’ll be in a more limited form or even of an entirely different nature than the full graphical experience. The portability of the text experience could make muds stand out in that area too.

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