Participant empowerment . Participants in MUDs have the ability to manipulate and change the environment within which they act. Players can create objects, rooms, robots, etc. with algorithmic behaviors. As the world evolves and grows, it becomes an increasingly interesting place to be. Symbolic vs. representational .
MUDs are completely text-based, containing no graphics or sound.
This has obvious disadvantages, but it has distinct advantages in terms of openness. Thus, MUDs require active participation in a way that graphical depictions of physical environments do not. Furthermore, the text-based nature of MUDs make it very easy to make new things happen. No linear narrative 2. Participant empowerment 3.