[Encore] metaphors in characters

[Daniel Jung]

Hi

enCore v5 has made a great step towards "web". We are facing "modern 
users", with no experience in MOOing. That is, with no idea what a room 
and what an avatar is. Some metaphors will be impossible for them to 
understand (at least intuitively).

I think we all agree on that we want to keep the gaming aspect, the 
spatial aspect and the metaphorical alive, after all, that's the power 
of the platform. But some wordings we must discuss. See my last posting; 
  what do we do in the different languages we are making packages for? 
How do we translate the character classes

- Guest
- (ro)bot
- Housekeeper
- Wizard
- Archwizard

and even: $player!

What about the Limbo? The Lost Souls (in the $recycler)?

There are mythological words in Arabic and Hebrew (etc.) like Avatar, 
Jinn, Golem, etc. Would or could they be applicable? Do we want that?

I hope we can get a discussion going :)

- Daniel