Minecraft

What is Minecraft

Minecraft is a sandbox construction video game where users create virtual worlds in a 3D explorable universe. The core gameplay revolves around breaking and placing blocks, and this game has many activities such as exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.

Who Created Minecraft

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Notch

  • Markus Persson, a Swedish programmer, is a creator of ‘Minecraft’.
  • Markus Persson is also known as Notch.
  • He was so dedicated to his game that he resigned from his job to focus on it.
  • In the beginning, Notch used to call his game Cave Game. He decided to call his game “Minecraft” once he debated the topic with some friends on the TIGSource forum. [1]Wired: The Amazingly Unlikely Story of How Minecraft Was Born.
  • In 2009, Markus Persson formed his company Mojang Studios and officially started developing and publishing Minecraft games. 
  • The game was made public in May 2009 before being fully released in November 2011.

The creative and building aspects of Minecraft enable players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and combat.

Many gameplay modes are available, including survival modes where the player must meet resources to build the world and maintain health. A creative mode is where players have unlimited resources to create anything from architectural structures to roller coasters.

The game has been praised by children and adults alike as it offers a unique experience that no other game in the market can. That’s why Minecraft has gained so much popularity over the years.

SEE ALSO :  Minecraft Java Edition

Minecraft Editions

The Java version of the game was released in 2011 and sold over 100 million copies across all platforms by February 2014. Versions for mobile devices were released in August 2014, Microsoft Windows versions followed in October 2014.

The list of available Minecraft editions is:

  • Minecraft: Java Edition
  • Bedrock Edition
  • Legacy Console Edition
  • Minecraft: Education Edition
  • Minecraft China
  • Minecraft for Windows 10
  • Minecraft 4K
  • Raspberry Pi

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