Hear, hear!
How about The Star Wars universe? A theoretical v.r. MUD that springs from
the X-Wing/Tie Fighter game engine could provide a solid footing for one
type of theoretical discussion. Certainly different from Dali, but it
could pick up the Hamlet thread quite smoothly.
If indeed we do pick Star Wars, we should be a bit more specific and
pick one of the movies. The main thing is to have an existing work of
some complexity to refer to.
Star Wars has an advantage that a lot of people have seen it.
Personally, I think I've seen the first 2 movies something like 20
times each. Its plotline and dialogue are very simple, which seems to
me more of an observation than an advantage or disadvantage.
Personally, I'm more keen on Van Gogh's virtual Sunflowers, but I'll
discuss anything that floats enough people's boats. Gotta start
somewhere. :-)
Cheers,
Brandon