The Earth in Minecraft

The project at »The Earth in Minecraft« is a crazy but exciting community project. We want to create a complete, 1:1-scale replica of every building on Earth in the computer game Minecraft — a virtual copy of our entire world that showcases the diversity of cultures and habitats on our planet and stands as a testament to what we can achieve when we collaborate as a global human community. We invite every interested player to build with us, learn from one another, talk about different cultures, and experience the beauty of the Earth. Our goal is to make the Earth and its wonders accessible to anyone who has a Minecraft account. All explorers and anyone who wants to experience the Earth from the comfort of their home are warmly invited. By building the Earth we create a global, international community where friendships and cooperation can flourish across borders and where, as a united humanity, we can achieve something together. ...

August 21, 2024 · 1 min · 187 words

Equinox

With Flash fading away, browser games have become rarer, but the game “Equinox” is a refreshing exception, since it runs in the browser without Flash. It works flawlessly in virtually every modern browser. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.

May 14, 2024 · 1 min · 50 words

Pong wars

“Pong wars” by Koen van Gilst is a successful combination of Pong and Bricks Breaker. It’s fun to watch and would make a stylish screensaver or decoration in the study. The source code is available at Github; implementations in other programming languages are linked there as well. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense. ...

February 3, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words