There are very few games that move the creativity of the players so much in the way that Minecraft does. This popular 3D open world game has everything a person needs to build just about anything that comes to mind.
Using the myriad of blocks available in Minecraft, any player could build an elaborate medieval city, large castles or fortresses, replicate real-world landmarks, and even recreate landmarks from video games and books, as we’ve already seen with the game. Soledad city of Skyrim or Bag Ends of The Lord of the Rings. But on the other hand, there is the possibility that the most ambitious project of all is a result of the pandemic: the idea of recreating the entire Earth in Minecraft.
In March 2020, PippenFTS created a terraformed representation of the Earth’s surface in Minecraft for players to build the planet’s buildings at a 1:1 scale, with each block in the game representing one cubic meter of the real world. The project, which quickly attracted tens of thousands of players, is known as Build the Earth. (Build the Earth) and is made up of several smaller teams that focus on different parts of the world.
A project that attempts to recreate New York City in Minecraft, in conjunction with Build the Earth
Simultaneously with the release of Build the Earth, a German Minecraft player, calling himself MineFact, started his own project to rebuild New York City in the video game using data from Google Maps as a reference. He merged his idea with Build the Earth, and soon progress was being made with the 9/11 Memorial in New York. In fact, the New York City team, currently made up of 2,731 members, is currently the largest that makes up the Build the Earth project, and in two years they have made impressive progress. Instead of focusing on a specific area or district, Minecraft builders divide their time in an effort to keep the work going in a fun and interactive way, while making sure the entire city grows at the same time.
In the beginning, the plan was to build only the exterior of New York City buildings, so that the great task was certainly easier. However, exceptions have been made with** some landmark buildings, such as Grand Central Terminal, which are also being built inside**. Minecraft players working on the New York City project have paid enough attention to even the smallest details, so part of the job for some members has been to go to the city’s transportation hub and take photos. as a reference to give more fidelity to the recreation. Some other members of the team regularly return to the finished areas to check the accuracy of their constructions and rebuild the buildings from the ground up.
Other awesome builds in Minecraft
Of course, Mojang game players do not need to belong to the Build the Earth project to recreate real-world landmarks. In this case, recently, a Minecraft player set about building the tallest building in Vietnam, Landmark 81, which is actually the 17th tallest building in the world. And while many Minecraft players show their dedication by recreating places that have appeared in books, movies, games, and even their favorite places in real life, others show their creativity by building elaborate landscapes using only their imagination and a lot of time.
Finally, some other interesting examples of what players are willing to build in this game have been Mount Olympus from God of War (inspired by the video game and created by the team ChaosOlymp from Germany), Hyrule (from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) and even the 1.1 world of Mario Bros, whose image fits perfectly with the squares of Minecraft thanks to its 8-bit aesthetics.
These Minecraft megabases are another example of what can be achieved using pixelated 3D blocks and a lot of dedication. In the future we will be able to know how these great projects end. And who knows, players might surprise us with some of their own creations.
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