<s>
Moondust	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1983	O
generative	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
created	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
by	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
pioneer	O
,	O
Jaron	O
Lanier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moondust	B-Application
was	O
programmed	O
in	O
6502	B-General_Concept
assembly	I-General_Concept
in	O
1982	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
art	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moondust	B-Application
has	O
frequently	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
art	O
installation	O
piece	O
in	O
museum	O
exhibitions	O
from	O
Corcoran	O
Gallery	O
of	O
Art	O
's	O
1983	O
"	O
ARTcade	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
's	O
2012	O
"	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moondust	B-Application
is	O
also	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
interactive	B-Application
music	I-Application
publication	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
sold	O
quite	O
successfully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
profits	O
from	O
Moondust	B-Application
and	O
additional	O
funding	O
from	O
Marvin	O
Minsky	O
,	O
Lanier	O
formed	O
VPL	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
DataGlove	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
DataSuit	O
and	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
innovators	O
of	O
virtual-reality	B-Application
research	O
and	O
development	O
throughout	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moondust'''s	O
gameplay	O
is	O
characterized	O
by	O
graphical	O
complexity	O
,	O
Burkeman	O
,	O
Oliver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Jeff	O
Minter.Moondust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
have	O
never	O
seen	O
anything	O
like	O
Moondust	B-Application
...	O
No	O
mazes	O
,	O
no	O
nuke	O
the	O
alien	O
aggressors	O
,	O
no	O
'	O
find	O
ring	O
,	O
sit	O
on	O
ring	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
"	O
Players	O
shopping	O
for	O
a	O
non-violent	O
game	O
that	O
incorporates	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
will	O
want	O
to	O
consider	O
Moondust	B-Application
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
Home	O
Companion	O
agreed	O
on	O
Moondust''s	O
uniqueness	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
creative	O
new	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
for	O
any	O
computer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
