There is a virus sweeping the halls of the Huckleberry Learning Center! This epidemic is so horrible that almost everyone in contact with it becomes so addicted that they cannot focus on either their studies or their writing! But this is not an ordinary virus, the name of this pandemic is Minecraft! The super addicting computer game has created a cult following of over seven million people. Minecraft is a sandbox game made independently by Markus Persson aka "Notch".
Minecraft has many advantages over other games. It works with Windows, Macintosh and linux. It's low graphical requirement is good for people with cheap computers. It is different than any other game, because it combines the model on a first person shooter, but does not focus on shooting. It allows creativity unheard of in most games. Anyone can learn to play it. The size of the game is so small that even people with dial-up can download it. It also has a server based multiplayer mode that allows people from across the globe to play together. It is so vast that it is nearly impossible to say "I beat the game."
The entire game is made of blocks. The sun and moon are made of blocks. You are made of blocks. There are literally dozens if kinds of blocks: dirt, sand, stone, water, wood, ect. ect. ect. The player can make tools such as a pickaxe or hatchet in order to mine blocks more quickly. The basic control scheme is simple, with the WASD keys to move and then the mouse to aim and left and right clicking to place or mine a block.
Minecraft is a sandbox game. You can make anything provided that it can be built with blocks. Creations range from a full size Arc de Triomphe to the Empire State Building to the USS Enterprise. There was even a team that made the entire [enter expletive of your choice] Kanto, Johto and Hoenn regions of the Pokemon universe, out of blocks. The only limiting factor is the players imagination.
One on the most addicting games ever made, Minecraft is also one of the best independent games ever made. Due to its accessibility, it is a game for everyone. At $20 it is inexpensive and very much worth it. For anyone with an excess of both creativity and time, this is the game for you.
Minecraft has many advantages over other games. It works with Windows, Macintosh and linux. It's low graphical requirement is good for people with cheap computers. It is different than any other game, because it combines the model on a first person shooter, but does not focus on shooting. It allows creativity unheard of in most games. Anyone can learn to play it. The size of the game is so small that even people with dial-up can download it. It also has a server based multiplayer mode that allows people from across the globe to play together. It is so vast that it is nearly impossible to say "I beat the game."
The entire game is made of blocks. The sun and moon are made of blocks. You are made of blocks. There are literally dozens if kinds of blocks: dirt, sand, stone, water, wood, ect. ect. ect. The player can make tools such as a pickaxe or hatchet in order to mine blocks more quickly. The basic control scheme is simple, with the WASD keys to move and then the mouse to aim and left and right clicking to place or mine a block.
Minecraft is a sandbox game. You can make anything provided that it can be built with blocks. Creations range from a full size Arc de Triomphe to the Empire State Building to the USS Enterprise. There was even a team that made the entire [enter expletive of your choice] Kanto, Johto and Hoenn regions of the Pokemon universe, out of blocks. The only limiting factor is the players imagination.
One on the most addicting games ever made, Minecraft is also one of the best independent games ever made. Due to its accessibility, it is a game for everyone. At $20 it is inexpensive and very much worth it. For anyone with an excess of both creativity and time, this is the game for you.
The posters this week talking about games are really reminding me how much computer games really do exploit our need for story and creativity. You both emphasize the ability to go beyond a pre-written story-line and personalize the games. It's an aspect of gaming that doesn't get as much attention as it should. Thanks for incorporating the video -- it helped give me a better idea of how the blocks are used to build different structures.
ReplyDeletecool i havnt ever played mine craft but it seems cool i'll have to check it out as usual i cant find much to say negative and as usual you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteI've never played Minecraft, so I don't really know the subject. But if I were you, I would add on more paragraphs to your post, but I liked how you intagrated the pictures
ReplyDeletei love minecraft but im not on it all the time.but it's a good game its worth geting turst me . it's not all about killing and guns and stuff it's about building and etc. you can it do anythang.
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