DEFINING VIRTUAL WORLDS.

The article discusses the development of virtual worlds and proposes a definition of it. It states that evolving technology has changed the way people interact and exchange information, and that virtual worlds are the latest process since mere print. These began in 1978 with the creation of the first multi-user dungeon (MUD), a computerized version of role playing without graphics, later evolving into "Habitat" and "Dreamscape," which used graphics. Virtual worlds are also said to simulate the real world and allow people to interact.