MINECRAFT
BUS111
Teri Meyer
HISTORY OF THE GAME
• Created by Markus Persson
• Wanted to create an experience where each individual component felt
fun.
• Officially released in November 2011
• Over 33 million copies have been sold across all platforms
• Continues to evolve
ABOUT THE GAME
• Open world game that has no specific goals
• Players have a large amount of freedom in choosing how to play the game
• Players build constructions out of textured cubes
• Multi-player allowing players to work together
• Gameplay has 2 principal modes:
• Survival - requires players to acquire resources, maintain their health and hunger
• Creative - players have an unlimited supply of resources, the ability to fly and no
health or hunger
• Game has become more challenging
• http://youtu.be/MmB9b5njVbA
WHAT CAN BE CREATED
MINECRAFT AND SOCIAL MEDIA
• Website has its own Forums and Communities
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Minebook
Minecraft Community on Steam
Minecraft on Reddit
Minecraft wiki – learn anything and everything about Minecraft
Community Made Tutorials
• Integrates into social media we have covered:
• Facebook community that players can join
• Twitter is used to let the community know about updates
• You Tube, Facebook and Reddit played a significant role in popularizing
Minecraft
MINECRAFT AND SOCIAL MEDIA
• Social networking – play Minecraft with your friends
• Applications
• Computer Aided Design
• Users have unintentionally learned to use a CAD program
• Easy to use and visualize what a community could look like
• Education
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Build a world consisting of various landmarks for students to learn and explore
Geography teachers get children to model real-life buildings or villages
Physics teachers use it to teach simple fluid dynamics and mechanical properties
Autisim charities have picked up the game so autistic children can meet up and
create together
HOW DO I FIND THE GAME?
• https://minecraft.net/