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

WHAT CAN BE CREATED

MINECRAFT AND SOCIAL MEDIA Website has its own Forums and Communities 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 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

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