MOO is The Palace, Inc. - Virtual World Chat Software. . The participant must have downloaded the program from the World Wide Web onto a hard drive. There is a registration fee for becoming a player, but guests are welcome. A registered player can use another image as his icon in the game, and can change the icon at will. The emphasis on visual humor and graphics programming makes the Palace a less verbally-oriented environment than the MOOs.
Speech tends to take the form of short, slangy outbursts rather than developed, correct sentences.
There is a significant French site, Les Palaces de FranceWeb, and others in other countries that offer environments for foreign speech. Return to top of page.