Ready Player 1 - Virtual Outreach and Community

 Ready Player 1 Project

Minecraft and its Virtual Community

I played Minecraft a lot growing up as a kid, so this game is a large part of my childhood. As soon as I finished my homework, my brother and I would hop online and watch each other play minigaame after minigame on different servers. Minecraft is a huge community, and even still a decade after Minecraft was first created, the community only continues to grow. Communities persist outside of the game on various social media platforms, especially Youtube. Minecraft shaped the Youtube sphere that we have today. The most popular "lets plays" (series where Youtubers play the game and upload the footage) introduced billions to the game. 

Minecraft's influence cannot be overstated. And despite the simple concept of the game, it has thrive in the game scene. It's a game that anyone can pick up and play. This is why I loved this project. Even though the goal was just to speak with Sam's online friend, we ended up meeting a whole new friend. That's just how easy it is to meet people on this game. In such a versatile and open environment, it's easy to see how the community has grown to 93 million monthly active users in a little over 10 years. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Love, Death, and Robots - Pop Squad

The episode I chose to analyze from Love, Death, and Robots was the episode “Pop Squad” from Volume 2.      Pop Squad is set in a dystopian future where immortality is a real possibility, overpopulation has led to harsh restriction of resources, including offspring. It follows the story of a detective whose job is to kill unregistered kids. It was directed by Franck Balson and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and written by Paolo Bacigalupi, Philip Gelatt, and Tim Miller. The story is based on the short story by the same name in Paolo Bacigalupi’s anthology book, Pump Six and Other Stories, published in 2008 . The stories in his book all seem to contain warnings for humanity. For example, The People of Sand and Slag tells the story of an environmentally ravished earth, where humans have genetically modified themselves to continue to exist on this lifeless planet. Another, The Fluted Girl, where governments are more like fiefdoms and are ruled by a culture of entertainment. In this world, these g
Read more

Introduction Post (For fun)

A little bit about me! Name: Abigail Wilson (she/her) I am a sophomore, I'm from Toledo, Ohio, and I'm a Marine Science-Biology major with an environmental science minor.  I love the oceans and everything nature. Don't ask me what my favorite animal is, because I have a massive list. My three favorite fish are: 1. Yellow Headed Jaw Fish 2. Black Triggerfish 3. Any kind of parrot fish!  I would consider myself a geek. I love books, movies, video games, and superheroes, ever since I was a little kid.  One of my favorite genre's to read about is science fiction, so I am very excited for this course. Science fiction also includes my favorite subgenre of all time: post-apocalyptic fiction.
Read more

The Duality between Decker and Nick Valentine (Creative Process for Collage)

Image
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” While watching Blade Runner, we were struck by how similar the story was to a lot of the science fiction media we consume. Through research, we discovered that “Do androids dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick was likely the core source of inspiration for not only Blade Runner, but all the media we were reminded of. For me, Deckard reminded me a lot of Nick Valentine, an android detective with implanted memories. Fallout 4 - Abbie - Nick Valentine versus Deckard  “Because I was Nick Valentine. I had his memories, his fears. All that poor bastards hope.” Similarities between deckard (a supposed replicant) and nick valentine (a machine with man’s memories) While watching Bladerunner and researching Bladerunner, I was struck with the possibility that De
Read more