Minecraft Becomes a United Nations Development Tool
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Prettymuch this.Abandon4093 said:
I'd also be disappointed that if they did try this, they didn't use Redpower's Sub-Blocks. Having urban centers designed with a bunch of 1x1x1 Meter Blocks sounds like a god-aweful idea. Even with the Sub-Blocks.
I just thought of something: I'd love to see some kind of mod for Minecraft that combines it with elements from Fate of the World.
Of course, it would just further the liberal agenda [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112828-Fox-News-Attacks-Environmentally-Conscious-Games], but it would still be neat.
Of course, it would just further the liberal agenda [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112828-Fox-News-Attacks-Environmentally-Conscious-Games], but it would still be neat.
Minecraft engineer: "Okay, so... I think we're all set, we'll just need to start laying down some Redstone wires and torches, and-"
Real World engineer: "Uh, Redstone doesn't exist. We'll have to use electrical wiring."
M.E.: "Man, that's harsh! Totally unsafe, even!"
Real World engineer: "Uh, Redstone doesn't exist. We'll have to use electrical wiring."
M.E.: "Man, that's harsh! Totally unsafe, even!"
Ah, Faux Noose. How do we love thee. You're an unrivaled source of entertainment. Verily!Scrythe said:
Being a new Urban Planner that did a senior paper on using games to help plan cities, it's nice to know that others are thinking along the same lines (Especially someone as awesome as Notch!) I know gamification is considered by some to be a dirty word (I go back and forth about it myself...) but I think that using interactive digital worlds is going to happen more and more to help solve real-world problems. Whether they are "gamified" or not, I do feel that the "Virtual" and "Real" worlds are going to come closer and closer together, and video games help teach us how to interact with the Virtual.
Cash-strapped cities like the one I work for tend to use Google Sketchup to model cities on the cheap, but even that program has a steep learning curve for people not used to working in 3D. Minecraft is a great way to bridge the gap between maneuvering in a 3D digital world (what we do in games) and creating in a 3D digital world (3D modeling), as it gets people to truly think three dimensionally on a 2D screen. Until holograms become commonplace, bridging that gap is extremely important for working with visualization tools, and visualization is key to creating better cities.
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Cash-strapped cities like the one I work for tend to use Google Sketchup to model cities on the cheap, but even that program has a steep learning curve for people not used to working in 3D. Minecraft is a great way to bridge the gap between maneuvering in a 3D digital world (what we do in games) and creating in a 3D digital world (3D modeling), as it gets people to truly think three dimensionally on a 2D screen. Until holograms become commonplace, bridging that gap is extremely important for working with visualization tools, and visualization is key to creating better cities.
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R, I'm tired, yet this idea excites me!
I can't help but feel the UN could be investing it's time in actual problems rather then Urban redesigns..Then again seeing the UN try to tackle hard problems maybe this is a good choice for them. All the feel good helping none of the potential to have it go south quick. I guess it's a neat idea at least.