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<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Stephen Zepp <<A HREF="mailto:zoran#enid,com">zoran#enid,com</A>></LI>
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Travis Casey wrote:
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> On Monday, 16 February 98, Vadim wrote:
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> > For me, it also represents the concept of "sense" - say, beginner can
> > see the object just as it appears in a physical-only world, for the mage
> > it would be something more (maybe also different) - as you advance, you
> > gain more and more lenses you can observe the surrounding world through.
>
> > Makes sense only for a graphical interface, though...
>
> Not necessarily. There's no reason why a text interface can't be
> modified depending on properties of the character, or even why a
> character couldn't have multiple possible ways of seeing a text
> interface.
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> It would require a different system of text handling, and more work on
> the part of the people creating the descriptions -- but then, having
> extra graphics and effects makes for more work as well.
>
> In area descriptions, a markup language along the lines of HTML could
> be used, indicating special text seen only by those with certain
> abilities. For objects, extra properties could hold alternative
> descriptions. For example, a room description:
>
> The stone walls and floor here are antiseptically clean, in stark
> contrast to the rest of the castle. <SMELL 2>There's a faint smell
> of ammonia in the air<SMELL 5>, and an undertone of blood beneath
> it</SMELL>.</SMELL> A brass brazier stands in the back left corner.
> <INFRAVISION>It still glows with leftover heat, as if it's been used
> recently.</INFRAVISION> <MAGIC>A sudden queasy chill indicates the
> remains of a necromantic spell in the center of the room.</MAGIC>
>
Hmm...sounds familiar..in fact, I posted an attempt to set up a "standard" for
this concept a few months ago. No one even replied then, so I'll try and dig it
out and post it again!
Z
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00554" HREF="msg00554.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00535" HREF="msg00535.html">The MLI Project</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00501" HREF="msg00501.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00546" HREF="msg00546.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>,
Stephen Zepp <a href="mailto:zoran#enid,com">zoran#enid,com</a>, Sat 21 Feb 1998, 01:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00555" HREF="msg00555.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00558" HREF="msg00558.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>,
Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Mon 23 Feb 1998, 01:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00562" HREF="msg00562.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>,
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