![]() Successfully completing or surviving such an event can leave you again with more treasure, and more items.Īpparently what’s interesting is how well the game can suck you in, leaving you immersed in dealing with these mini-adventures - spilling over into your view of reality. These are marked on your map and when opened, or tapped, triggers an event. On top of this, there are Adventure tasks. ![]() These could include new resources to build with. You can also walk around and collect special ‘tappables’ or building blocks and objects. Only this time, they won’t be taking photos but in fact, positioning a large graphical blocky-looking tree next to where you’re sitting or standing.Īpart from building castles on kitchen tables, you can take them with you and place them wherever you like - provided there’s enough space up to 64 blocks high. Yes, it might mean you see even more groups of kids holding their phones up like in the early days of mobiles. It will be fascinating to see how this next step in AR is received. The idea was actually triggered back in 2012 when a charity wanted to ask kids in developing countries to use original Minecraft to help create designs to revitalise run-down or unused urban areas. Minecraft EARTH is an attempt to expand on the wave of creativity that the original block-based building/’game’ fostered and unleashed, while this time, merging it even more with the real-world. So, here comes something else for kids to do (and adults both), and the good news is there's a big collaborative, constructive side to cut down on those worries about violence and isolation in games. Here at Gaming Impact we're excited about what this new Minecraft 'arena' can bring to gaming.Ĭollaborative, interactive, AR-based creativity But, the key to the whole show is still the viewer, and it’s the thing that nearly everyone (even kids) presently carries: the smartphone. There are no AR glasses involved (that could be for the next generation) but it uses some of that cutting-edge technology to precisely position objects that are not there. It’s not just a game for building but a platform where you can share 3D Minecraft creations, and display them in a real-world location. Although Minecraft Earth stands in the footsteps of Pokemon Go, the creators want it to be so much more.Minecraft EARTH is on the verge of global release, and promises to do what Pokemon GO did for AR (Augmented Reality) on your mobile phone. ![]() We decided to go head first and build the game from the ground up as an experience that you play both in your immediate environment, and out in the world, in parks and cities, wherever you are,” said Olafsson. “It’s not just a geocaching game with 2% of it in AR. The idea of entire communities forming in massive group projects is evident in the game’s design. Where this does promote healthy exercise as Pokemon Go did the company wants the game to be more. You would only have to leave to go harvest more materials. Microsoft is adding in a feature that lets you create a small version of your creation at home and then expand into the actual world somewhere else. Now if you are imagining someone standing around for hours building something do not worry. You could build creations in your back yard for all to see or, as the trailer shows, create things on top of your house. If they succeed in their ambition, all Minecraft users will share a server, and all can view creations in their local communities.Ī massive building created by a user could stand next to massive skyscrapers in the real world. ![]() Microsoft hopes to bring that community into the next era of augmented reality. It is an understatement to say that Minecraft is one of the most popular games on the internet. The digital world will even include many of the famous enemies and creatures found in the original Minecraft. “We have covered the entire planet in Minecraft,” says Minecraft Earth director Torfi Olafsson in an interview with The Verge. It will enable users to mine out tunnels and create amazing projects all over their city. Other uses could visit your back yard and see the castle that you made. Unlike Pokemon Go that rarely uses the augmented functions for more than just displaying Pokemon and tracking your steps, Minecraft Earth allows users to build digital creations. Many are describing this game as a planet-wide Minecraft takeover. Similar to Pokemon Go, Minecraft Earth uses your mobile device as a window into the digital world and gives you access to interacting with this environment. In the middle of Minecraft’s 10th anniversary, Microsoft announced their new mobile game Minecraft Earth. Pokemon Go was and still is a massive success in the world of augmented reality gaming. ![]()
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