Multiplaying is a term referring to playing computer games against other players on either a LAN, a four player console like the Microsoft Xbox or over the Internet using a system such as Gamespy to find the games.

Some of the first multiplaying games were text-based adventure gaming like MUDs and MUSHs. A MUD (Multiple User Dimension, Multiple User Dungeon, or Multiple User Dialogue) is where a user takes control of a computerized character and can chat with other characters, explore dangerous monster-infested areas, solve puzzles, and even create your very own rooms, descriptions and items.

Online multiplaying with the advent of broadband in the UK has become much more advanced than MUD's, with nearly all PC games having multiplaying features. Some of the most popular games being Half Life, Quake and Doom. Consoles are also now developing online multiplaying systems such as Xbox live.

Gaming Hardware Terms,

• Direct3D
• DirectX
• OpenGL

PC Gaming Ports

• AGP
• PCI
• PCI Express

Related Terms,

• Clan
• Hints, Tips, and Cheats
• Lag

Useful multiplaying resources,

• http://www.gamespot.com/ - find information about the latest games
• http://www.gamespy.com/ - free online gaming portal

Online Multiplaying Tips

• Switching in-game to windows - After messing with the config file ...

Major Gaming Conferences

• E3 expo - Dedicated exclusively to the interactive entertainment industry.

Minimum system requirements for PC Multiplaying

• Operating System: Windows 98 or higher
  
• Browser: Internet Explorer 4.0 (5.0 and higher recommended)
  
• Processor Speed: 90MHz (or equivalent) and higher
  
• Memory: 16MB free system RAM
  
• Disk Space: 10MB available hard-drive space
  
• Video Card: 1MB RAM
  
• Desktop Resolution: 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 or higher recommended)
  
• Internet Connection: Minimum 28.8 kbs dial-up

Multiplaying glossary

• Bot - client that has been set up to "automatically" play the game
• Bug - unintentional and undesirable feature of a game
• Camper - someone who loiters at a particular location on a map
• Client - software built specifically for connecting to a game
• Crash - bugs in the hardware or software that a game is using.
• Deathmatch - is a fight to the finish for everyone playing.
• Frag - when you kill someone in an action game like Doom, it's referred to as a frag.
• Frozen - punishment from the admin for fairly serious rules violations.
• Mod - commonly involves tweaks to the engine, customized graphics and sounds, user-made maps, and unique storylines.
• Newbie - name of the help file that all newly created characters see when they log in.
• NP - short for no problem
• Player - anyone who plays.
• Respawn - rejoining the game at a designated location on the map after being killed.
• Spam - users who send repeated commands to the game quickly