We all explored Schmooze together for a while. The first two letters of COnnect had to be capitalized. E.g. look Charlie E.g. This command will automatically prefix your name. In fact, this is one of the drawing cards for MOO's and MUD's.
Students have the opportunity to interact with real people from other environments.
I leave it up to you folks to explore these and other MOO's and MUD's more fully. Clearly, there are a number of pedagogical applications. The fact that everyone in the class was so taken by the experience speaks for itself. For any activity, it behooves the teacher to first visit the site and become very familiar with it. It is possible to participate in the MOO at a level higher than guest.