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Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: May 23 2011, 09:15 Just posted a video earlier relating to Minecraft. Hmmm, yeah why not, here it is again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B0gg58y02A I made a comment when I originally posted this comparing the above video to To Be Free - videos *about* a project as sort of adverts / declarations of love for the projects themselves. I then realised there are in my mind a few similarities that can be noted between Mikes MusicVR projects and minecraft (OK, some of them a bit tenuous but what the heck ). So here are some below: - The music videos about the project as noted above. Only really To Be Free I can think of for musicVR but if it was released these days I can imagine youtube fan videos popping up! - Both fairly open ended, both about exploring the world rather than specific goals being the main purpose - social / collaborative. Playing online with musicvr or maestro often involves exploring together and creating your own goals (e.g. finding new bugs ). Minecraft servers seem to be similar, people discussing together where to go, what to explore or what to build. - art style more important than latest whizz bang graphics. I think I've mentioned this before when talking about musicVR. The simplicity of the art style used in musicVR or minecraft I actually find one of the timeless charms! Note if you don't know what Minecraft is, it is a computer game currently under development for PC's where you explore and build. Sortof like digital lego but actully much more to it than that. Some folks (I have two in my family,) LOVE it, others can't stand it. More on the Minecraft website here if you are curious. Note I am not involved with Minecraft and haven't even played it. Just relating some observations! Another minecraft video for your amusement, one of three I found doing a search! Tubular Bells Minecraft -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

MVR Superstar Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: Oct. 2008 Posted: May 23 2011, 11:24 On a kind of related note, I was searching around for a tutorial for MC edit (an external program for editing minecraft worlds) and I came across this. Not only is the tutorial interesting, but I was pleasantly surprised by the music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhuDIx9pzH4&sns=em -------------- "Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1613 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: May 23 2011, 12:06 I'm not a gamer but i can give a comment for the music and it's very nice ! ...reminds me a little of Chicane music ! ....don't know why ! Back to top

HR lover Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Sep. 2010 Posted: May 23 2011, 13:01 This game looks a little bit like a game I used to play. The game I used to play is called warsow. You have different modes in Warsow. The mode I played is called race, where you have to do a thing called strafing. Strafing enables you to go faster by doing a certain move with the mouse. I was quite good with that game, but I kinda got addicted and I played 6 hours each day, so I stopped after three years of on and off racing. I will check that game out, it certainly seems like fun, although I hope it isn't too much fun if you get what I mean. -------------- Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Back to top

MVR Superstar Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: Oct. 2008 Posted: May 23 2011, 14:32 Quote (HR lover @ May 23 2011, 18:01) although I hope it isn't too much fun if you get what I mean. Well....   -------------- "Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams Back to top

HR lover Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Sep. 2010 Posted: May 24 2011, 06:02 OK I'm addicted   -------------- Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4770 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: May 24 2011, 08:38 The graphics look a bit basic - or am I missing something? I wonder if it's possible to build impossible objects (like Escher's triangle) in the world. Back to top

MVR Superstar Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: Oct. 2008 Posted: May 24 2011, 09:38 The emphasis is more on the gameplay than the graphics, although once you've played it a while, you learn to love them   . -------------- "Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams Back to top

HR lover Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Sep. 2010 Posted: May 24 2011, 11:28 I've built me own house. -------------- Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: May 24 2011, 12:57 Quote (HR lover @ May 24 2011, 16:28) I've built me own house. But is it a replica of the Beacon and does it have little music blocks set to play a bit of Hergest Ridge with a texture pack installed to make cows look like Mikes dog Wolfie? That's when you'll *really* be addicted -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

HR lover Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: Sep. 2010 Posted: May 24 2011, 13:12 'But is it a replica of the Beacon and does it have little music blocks set to play a bit of Hergest Ridge with a texture pack installed to make cows look like Mikes dog Wolfie? That's when you'll *really* be addicted' Ooh I'll work on that! -------------- Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. Back to top

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