James Aspnes is a professor in Computer Science at Yale University. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992.^[2] His main research interest is distributed algorithms.

In 1989, he wrote and operated TinyMUD, one of the first "social" MUDs that allowed players to build a shared virtual world.

Awards

Dijkstra Prize, 2020.
Dylan Hixon '88 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences, Yale College, 2000.
IBM Graduate Fellowship, 1991–1992.
NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1987–1990.
Phi Beta Kappa, 1987.

References

Multi-user dungeons (MUDs)

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Major branches	AberMUD DikuMUD LPMud MU*
Minor branches, codebases, libraries	DGD GodWars MOO MUSH Talker TinyMUCK
Concepts, terminology	Alternate character Avatar Bartle taxonomy of player types Cybersex God Griefer Grinding Hack and slash Healer Immortal Kill stealing Loot Mob, Monster Non-player character Online wedding Persistent world Player character Player versus environment Player versus player, Playerkilling Quest Spawning Tank Twinking Virtual goods Video game bot Wizard Zone, Area
Publications	Designing Virtual Worlds "A Rape in Cyberspace" Terra Nova
Companies, organizations	Areae Iron Realms Entertainment Jagex Lysator Kesmai The Mud Connector Mythic Entertainment Plaintext Players Simutronics
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