IMG The Void Moo

What is it?

The Void Moo is an interactive virtual environment. You create your own 'character' in this environment, give it a description and wander around a text-based city (Merrick, New York) talking to other people who also have made characters and taking in the sights. There are no graphics, just your imagination.

The MOO is set in Merrick, New York, the time is now and the weather is actually the real weather from the NWS that you see. When you connect you will be able to walk around Merrick, check into the boarding house, visit Deb's old house. (Sorry, you can't go in; the dogs are guarding it - though if anyone knows what the inside is like get a hold of me!) You can visit her school and go to the pizza place she ate at. While traveling around you may bump into other people doing the same thing as you. You can chat with them or follow them around.

The Void MOO is a place to REALLY meet other fans and friends. Although 90% of the users are fans of Deb, it is open to friends of fans too. Electronic mail is 'flat' text. The MOO allows you to describe yourself, look at other people, objects and display an infinite range of emotions. People who meet on the MOO have gone on to become friends in real life too.

How do I connect?

There are many ways to connect to the Void Moo. You will obviously need an Internet connection (which you must have to be reading this) and normally you will need to make sure you are not behind a firewall (such as a corporate network). If you are using an online service such as AOL, you may need some help from them in order to connect.
  1. If you know the command telnet then you can simply connect to void.nrgup.net 3443 and type the command "guest".
  2. If you have a Java-enabled browser, you can use WWW TheVoid instead.
  3. You can download tkMOO-light for Unix, Windows and Macintosh at   http://www.awns.com/tkMOO-light/.