MicroMuse

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MicroMUSE was a 1990s MUD which allowed members to interact in a virtual environment called Cyberion City, as well as create objects to modify their environment. Like most other MUDs, MicroMUSE was conceived as an environment to allow people in far-flung locations to interact with each other and enhance the educational experience. Students with internet access, particularly college and university students, also used MicroMUSE as a social environment to interact with others across the world. They also served as a precursor for commercially popular MMORPGs.

MicroMUSE was based on an optimistic vision of the 24th century. The virtual world of Cyberion City II, was described as a gigantic, cylindrical city in orbit around the Earth, 36 kilometers long and 15 kilometers in diameter. Cyberion's residents were scholars who lived in a unique community dedicated to learning, teaching, and the preservation of knowledge. Dr. Barry Kort was instrumental in setting up MicroMUSE with assistance from Kevin Kane ("Frnkzk").^[1]

MicroMUSE / MuseNet received the 1996 NII Award for pioneering innovations in Children's Education via the Internet.^[2]

The MicroMUSE Charter and Bylaws (1994) defined the history, goals and purposes of MicroMUSE.