Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft
by _nalply on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @06:07PM
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I underestimated Minecraft. I knew it is important, so I tried it out two years ago but dismissed it when I got killed by a zombie. I thought, fuck it, I don't need anxiety when it gets night in the game.
But then a friend of my son played Minecraft.
I installed Minecraft on a Chromebook then I watched the children figuring out Minecraft. I figured out lot of things, too.
When I discovered that they created a railway and put monsters onto the trolleys, first I had a hearty laugh then I got intrigued again. I discovered that Minecraft Education Edition has a coding environment similar to Scratch from MIT. I showed them how to create a giant ice cube and dig narrow aisles inside it. Next they created a giant cube of TNT and set it off.
Anyway, I think what will happen: you can't centrally create a world. You need people. So when I read the article I found myself just nodding.
People will find ways how to define and use the metaverse, not that company.
But then a friend of my son played Minecraft.
I installed Minecraft on a Chromebook then I watched the children figuring out Minecraft. I figured out lot of things, too.
When I discovered that they created a railway and put monsters onto the trolleys, first I had a hearty laugh then I got intrigued again. I discovered that Minecraft Education Edition has a coding environment similar to Scratch from MIT. I showed them how to create a giant ice cube and dig narrow aisles inside it. Next they created a giant cube of TNT and set it off.
Anyway, I think what will happen: you can't centrally create a world. You need people. So when I read the article I found myself just nodding.
People will find ways how to define and use the metaverse, not that company.