7 amazing facts about Minecraft

 

Introduction

Minecraft is a sandbox video game. The player can explore the world, mine for resources, craft tools and weapons, and build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world.

The 7 amazing facts about Minecraft that you have to know

• 1. The game was created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson and later developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang. The alpha version was released on May 17, 2009, and the full version was officially released on November 18, 2011. Minecraft received praise from critics and won numerous awards and accolades.

• 2. Minecraft is available on every single gaming platform, from consoles to computers to mobile devices. It's also available for Windows, Mac OS X, Android, Linux, and the Xbox 360 gaming system. A version of Minecraft for the Raspberry Pi console was released in the summer of 2015, opening up the option for playing the game on very low-power devices. As with most games these days, multiplayer options are also available so multiple players can join together in one world.

• 3. The game's popularity has led to sales of more than 144 million copies on PC, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time.

• 4. The game allows players to explore large procedurally generated worlds with various terrain, plants, animals, and other features such as weather conditions. Depending on the player’s location in the world when night arrives, the environment will change: for example, water may turn into ice or fog may cover the ground.

• 5. The programming language that is used for Minecraft is Java. Java is a general-purpose, object-oriented, and high-level programming language in the programming world. It was originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems in 1991.

• 6. The game's graphics can be simply styled or extremely realistic. The skybox can be changed to any one of 16 different colors and each planet has over 100 unique constellations. Each star in the universe has its unique light pattern and many planets have unique cloud patterns and textures. Planets also have unique sky backgrounds with stars, clouds, and faraway civilizations. These are all customizable elements that add to the game's realism and complexity.

• 7. While many people use Minecraft as a fun activity on its own, some have used it as a tool to teach valuable computer programming concepts to kids through Lego-like building blocks. The game has an extremely large player base due to its accessibility, customization options, and creative abilities for players ages 6 through 85 years old alike.

Information gathered from the web and special thanks to the below links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft