Science Fiction/ Fantasy crossover. Group of computer scientists enter a computer generated fantasy world, worked on computer memory problems. Read in late 1980's?

[Paul]

A group of computer scientist enter a computer generated fantasy realm, one as a dwarf, one a wizard etc., I remember an important plot point was when they solved the computer memory problems when they realised they didn’t need to create the whole world all of the time (which needed far too much memory) just the parts they were looking at. Probably read in the late 80’s.

[Kris]

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[Paul]

Thanks for that, I also remember it being a very thick book.

[Paul]

I think they were students at an American University.

[Paul]

Of course there is always the possibility that I dreamt it up, maybe I should write it. If only I had the talent..

[Paul]

I guess I must have made it up.

[theStorykeeper]

Caverns of Socrates by Dennis L. McKiernan?

[Paul]

It’s not that one - but thanks, i clearly remember the part where somebody realised they were using too much memory in the computer trying to create all of the world at once - rather than just the bits being looked at.

[John]

Could very well be The Tangled Lands by Will Shetterly.

[SamSpayedPI]

The Tangled Lands for John's link.

[Paul]

No - it’s not that but thanks for the suggestion

[Paul]

I have another book I'm looking for and I'll post details for that one - beginning to think these are just ideas I've had and not books at all.

[Kris]

Paul, please post a new comment if you're still looking for this book - or if you found it.

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[Kris]

Paul is still looking for this book:

"Sci-fi / Fantasy cross over, American students create a fantasy world and somehow enter it.
I read this in the early 80's I think. A main plot point was that the characters in the book creating this fantasy world were struggling with the amount of memory needed in the computer, but they realised they only needed to generate the images in the filed of vision of the characters (they must have been wearing some sort of headset to enter the fantasy world - but I don't remember that part) they each took on a fantasy character, wizard, dwarf etc., I do remember that they were American students living on a big campus."

[Len]

Perhaps Quag Keep and Return to Quag Keep by Andre Norton?

[Genesistrine]

Len wrote: "Perhaps Quag Keep and Return to Quag Keep by Andre Norton?"

No computer, not students.

[Paul]

Thanks but it's not that one. The key points are the American students and the computer memory.