by Stone Marshall | Aug 13, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Minecraft is without any doubts one of the most played games out there. The game is available for consoles, computers, tables and smart phones. The best thing about Minecraft is that it can be fun for both children and adults, as well.
Minecraft: Pocket Edition comes with both Creative and Survival modes and can be played even ion multiplayer mode via a local Wi-Fi network. So, in case you have a friend that enjoys playing Minecraft, we suggest you to connect to the same Wi-Fi network and start playing together this awesome game in multiplayer mode.
The Minecraft: Pocket Edition game comes with mobs, villages, new biomes and infinite worlds. You will have to craft items, create buildings and explore the Minecraft world and protect yourself against the evil creatures that come at night.
However, in case you install the modified version of Minecraft Pocket Edition version 0.12.1, you will be able to activate the immortality cheat and make sure that you survive every night in Minecraft even if you didn’t finish building your “safe” house.
Installing Minecraft Pocked Edition version 0.12.1 Alpha Build 6 MOD
In order to install APK files that have not been downloaded from the Google Play Store, you will need to enable the Unknown Source option by going to your device’s Settings->Applications or Settings->Security. Once you enable this option, you will just need to download the Minecraft Pocked Edition version 0.12.1 Alpha Build 6 MOD APK file from the internet (search for it on Google). Once you’ve downloaded the APK file, tap on it to start installing this modified Minecraft Pocket Edition version 0.12.1 on your Android device.
You’re done! Now you can use the immortality cheat and be immune to any monster in Minecraft Pocket Edition!
Have you installed the Minecraft Pocked Edition version 0.12.1 Alpha Build 6 MOD on your Android device? Tell us your thoughts about it!
Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.12.1 Alpha Build 6 MOD APK Download Available
by Stone Marshall | Aug 12, 2015 | Minecraft News |
With a bunch of Minecraft fans in my house, and a couple of them with gadgets of their own, I’m pretty sure these new Minecraft cases from Think Geek would be a huge hit.
You won’t find these Minecraft cases anywhere other than Think Geek (oooh, exclusive!), with the pig, wolf, or creeper ready to protect an iPhone 5/5S, iPhone 6, iPad Mini, or Samsung S5 from the elements, as in real life elements; along with the fun designs, they actually feature a handy raised lip (not a pig lip) so your gadget’s glass is less likely to crack when it falls face down.
I’m thinking a Minecraft gadget case is a fun back-to-school gift, or hey, it’s even worth snatching up now and tucking away for the holidays. I realize that’s a few months away, but when it comes to Minecraft, I’d be willing to bet money that your kids will still be just as infatuated with it in a few months as they are now.
Minecraft cases protect your gadgets with all the strength of obsidian blocks. Well, maybe.
by Stone Marshall | Aug 12, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Minecraft is an phenomenon – there’s no two ways about it.
For people of a certain age – usually the young – it’s been a fundamental part of their lives.
For those who don’t know: Minecraft is a computer game that allows you to build and explore worlds – Think of it as an unlimited virtual Lego set.
Ventnor’s seafront in Minecraft
Chris Gutteridge, who grew up in Ventnor but is now doing terribly clever things with computers at Southampton University, has carried out an amazing feat – he’s built the whole of Ventnor’s seafront in Minecraft.
He’s constructed the whole lot – from the Haven, right through to the Spyglass – all out of 1m blocks. It’s ‘life’ sized, within Minecraft.
As if that wasn’t amazing enough – and it’s only real Minecraft fans that will understand how amazing that is – he’s done the whole lot in Survival mode!
That means that every single block that makes up the beach, the Esplanade and all of its buildings has been ‘mined’ or ‘made’. Oh, and there’s a chance of parts of your hard work being blown up by Creepers.
It’s a mind-blowing task that’s taken him the best part of nine months of evenings to complete. Ask any Minecrafter and they’ll be impressed (unless they’re 14, because obviously nothing impresses them 🙂 ).
Come and see it
There’s plenty of opportunity for you all to sample this virtual Ventnor.
1) At Ventnor’s Minecraft Club
How could you launch it anywhere else but Ventnor’s very own Minecraft club? It’s been running since the start of this year at Ventnor’s library.
On Saturday 8th August at 2pm for an hour, Chris will be giving his Virtual Ventnor away on USB memory sticks – For Free! – for as long as they last.
Young Minecraft fans just need to pop along for this exclusive unveiling.
Those lucky enough to get the keys will be able to load it on to their computer version of Minecraft and explore the Minecraft Ventnor to their hearts content.
If you bring your laptop computers along you’ll be able to play it there too.
2) See and buy the Artwork
Chris hasn’t rested there – he’s spent even further time creating sophisticated canvasses of a number of the views of the Esplanade – some during the day, others at night.
They’ll be on show as part of the Undecided Art Collective Fringe show along with other inspirational artists at Cafe 34, Pier Street, Ventnor – all part of the Ventnor Fringe 2015, which starts on Tuesday 11th August.
If you fall in love with them, there’ll be a limited number that will be available to buy between 11th-16th August.
3) Download it – A week later
To give young Minecraft fans a special edge, the public release of Chris’ Minecraft Ventnor world will happen a week later on the 15th August through the dedicated Website.
Chris has created a Website about it that shows some of the views, as well as describes the process he went through.
Minecraft Ventnor: If you know a Minecraft fan, this will blow their minds
by Stone Marshall | Aug 11, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Gamers have been speculating about a sequel to Minecraft for years, but here’s the truth: It’s not happening. At least, not any time soon.
In fact, developer Mojang says it’s never even discussed the possibility of creating Minecraft 2, according to a report from PCMag’s sister site IGN. Mojang CEO Jonas Martensson told IGN that he’s happy to continue developing the existing game.
But that doesn’t mean a Minecraft 2 could never happen. It’s just not something even remotely on Mojang’s radar at this point. The company reckons that the original will still be holding strong a decade from now.
He also suggested that there isn’t enough demand for a sequel at this point to warrant one — but that could change in the years to come.
“I think we’ve always been listening to the players and one big step has been to bring the game to all platforms and letting people play together,” Martensson said. “We also want to make sure the creativity of the community is still there, so we can allow and empower all our users to create plugins or mods, then I think then the community will take the game where it’s going to be in five years.”
Meanwhile, the plan to continue iterating the existing game falls in line with Microsoft’s new strategy to improve its Windows operating system through regular updates, instead of releasing a whole new version every few years.
“There was never, even within Microsoft, a conversation about a Minecraft 2 just because it’s never how the game has been developed and even in the philosophy that the company has taken with Windows 10 where this is something that gets updated often,” Microsoft Games Studios general manager Matt Booty told IGN. “The way to think about it is more to do with continual updates and a continual process.”
Don’t Hold Your Breath for Minecraft 2
by Stone Marshall | Aug 11, 2015 | Minecraft News |
Many people believe video games are intellectually lazy and have a poor effect on students. There are, however, a growing number of teachers, students, and parents who are using one video game in particular as an educational tool.
Minecraft is a video game that has gained an enormous following. According to Minecraft.net, more than 20 million people have purchased a version of the game.
Zack Klein, CEO of DIY.org and co-founder of Vimeo described Minecraft in terms of another popular childhood toy — Lego.
“Minecraft is basically virtual Legos, except you can have an infinite number of blocks to play with. And instead of being just plastic, the blocks can have different properties. They can be stone, they can be wood, they can be water, they can be shrubs. And kids play with them just like they might with Legos. They build anything they can imagine, and they can do it in a space with other kids online,” Klein says.
Minecraft isn’t just popular with kids. Many teachers have begun using the game as a learning tool in their classrooms. There are reports of educators using Minecraft as a base for art, history, geography, philosophy and ecology lessons.
Bruce Homer, an associate professor of educational psychology at the City University of New York, argues video games can be a good medium for learning.
“Video games, the way they’re built, tap into, I think, a lot of key features that address who children are and what they like. So they’re interactive, they’re social, and, you know, visually and emotionally stimulating. And there’s learning in every video game. The key is to develop games that kids can actually learn stuff we want them to learn,” Homer says.
Some people, however, are finding that kids are using Minecraft as more than an afternoon diversion, or a fun way to complete a geography lesson. Klein discovered, during a recent search of his DIY.org site that almost all the architecture projects kids had stored on the site were buildings that had been designed in Minecraft.
“It occurred to me that kids weren’t using this game as a game necessarily, they were using it as a new kind of tool that allowed them to 3D model,” Klein says.
Still, other than anecdotal evidence, there is a lack of knowledge about how well kids are able to use skills they learn in Minecraft in the real world.
“We have the initial evidence, which is great stories from teachers talking about how much their students love it,” Homer says, “The next step I would say would be to actually do some research on it — where we compare how well students learn from this compared to other education interventions and see what activities within Minecraft lead to the best learning outcomes.”
Homer adds, however, that Minecraft might be one useful step in a time-tested strategy for teaching: exposing kids to concepts in multiple situations. If a student hears a geography lesson from their teacher, and also gets that lesson repeated virtually in Minecraft, and then again during a “real life” experience, they are much more likely to retain the information and fully understand the concept.
In the end, there are many people, including parents, educators, kids, and developers, who remain excited about the possibilities of Minecraft as an educational tool.
“I think we don’t quite understand the influence that Minecraft has had and will have had on our culture, now that an entire generation of people — these kids — know how to build and think in three-dimensional spaces. What sort of art, and communication and business will now be possible because there is a huge consumer base that understands this tool?” Klein says.
Minecraft is not just fun — it’s changing education
