<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mojang	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Markus	O
"	O
Notch	O
"	O
Persson	O
in	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	I-Application
history	I-Application
,	O
with	O
over	O
238	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
and	O
nearly	O
140	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
players	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
players	O
explore	O
a	O
blocky	O
,	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
,	O
three-dimensional	O
world	O
with	O
virtually	O
infinite	O
terrain	O
and	O
may	O
discover	O
and	O
extract	O
raw	O
materials	O
,	O
craft	O
tools	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
structures	O
,	O
earthworks	O
,	O
and	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
their	O
chosen	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
fight	O
hostile	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cooperate	O
with	O
or	O
compete	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
modes	O
include	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
mode	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
acquire	O
resources	O
to	O
build	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
maintain	O
health	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
creative	O
mode	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
have	O
unlimited	O
resources	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
flight	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
winning	O
several	O
awards	O
and	O
later	O
being	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Social	O
media	O
,	O
parodies	O
,	O
adaptations	O
,	O
merchandise	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
annual	O
Minecon	O
conventions	O
played	O
prominent	O
roles	O
in	O
popularizing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
educational	O
environments	O
to	O
teach	O
chemistry	O
,	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
,	O
and	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Mojang	O
and	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
were	O
purchased	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
spin-offs	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
,	O
including	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Mode	I-Application
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
release	O
Minecraft	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
sandbox	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
no	O
required	O
goals	O
to	O
accomplish	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
freedom	O
in	O
choosing	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
achievement	O
system	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
advancements	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
trophies	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
material	O
called	O
redstone	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
primitive	O
mechanical	O
devices	O
,	O
electrical	O
circuits	O
,	O
and	O
logic	O
gates	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
many	O
complex	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
virtually	O
infinite	O
and	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
as	O
players	O
explore	O
it	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
map	O
seed	O
that	O
is	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	O
system	B-Operating_System
clock	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
world	O
creation	O
(	O
or	O
manually	O
specified	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
limits	O
on	O
vertical	O
movement	O
,	O
but	O
Minecraft	B-Application
allows	O
an	O
infinitely	O
large	O
game	O
world	O
to	O
be	O
generated	O
on	O
the	O
horizontal	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Increasing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
causes	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
more	O
damage	O
from	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
other	O
difficulty-specific	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Peaceful	O
difficulty	O
prevents	O
hostile	O
mobs	B-Protocol
from	O
spawning	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hard	O
difficulty	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
starve	O
to	O
death	O
if	O
their	O
hunger	O
bar	O
is	O
depleted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
randomly	O
selected	O
default	O
character	O
skin	B-Application
out	O
of	O
9	O
possibilities	O
,	O
including	O
Steve	O
or	O
Alex	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
skins	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
encounter	O
various	O
non-player	O
characters	O
known	O
as	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
animals	O
,	O
villagers	O
,	O
and	O
hostile	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passive	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
cows	O
,	O
pigs	O
,	O
and	O
chickens	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
hunted	O
for	O
food	O
and	O
crafting	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
spawn	O
in	O
the	O
daytime	O
,	O
while	O
hostile	O
mobs	B-Protocol
—	O
including	O
large	O
spiders	O
,	O
skeletons	O
,	O
and	O
zombies	B-Application
—	O
spawn	O
during	O
nighttime	O
or	O
in	O
dark	O
places	O
such	O
as	O
caves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
hostile	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
skeletons	O
and	O
drowned	O
(	O
underwater	O
versions	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
)	O
,	O
burn	O
under	O
the	O
sun	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
headgear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
creatures	O
unique	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
include	O
the	O
creeper	O
(	O
an	O
exploding	O
creature	O
that	O
sneaks	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
enderman	B-Application
(	O
a	O
creature	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
as	O
well	O
as	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
place	O
blocks	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
variants	O
of	O
mobs	B-Protocol
that	O
spawn	O
in	O
different	O
conditions	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
zombies	B-Application
have	O
husk	O
and	O
drowned	O
variants	O
that	O
spawn	O
in	O
deserts	O
and	O
oceans	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
has	O
two	O
alternative	O
dimensions	O
besides	O
the	O
Overworld	O
(	O
the	O
main	O
world	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
Nether	O
and	O
the	O
End	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nether	O
is	O
mainly	O
populated	O
by	O
pigman-like	O
mobs	B-Protocol
called	O
piglins	B-Application
and	O
their	O
zombified	O
counterparts	O
,	O
plus	O
floating	O
balloon-like	O
mobs	B-Protocol
called	O
ghasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
an	O
optional	O
boss	O
mob	B-Protocol
called	O
The	O
Wither	O
out	O
of	O
materials	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Nether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
survival	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
gather	O
natural	O
resources	O
such	O
as	O
wood	O
and	O
stone	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
craft	O
certain	O
blocks	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
monsters	B-Protocol
spawn	O
in	O
darker	O
areas	O
outside	O
a	O
certain	O
radius	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
shelter	O
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
which	O
is	O
depleted	O
by	O
attacks	O
from	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
falls	O
,	O
drowning	O
,	O
falling	O
into	O
lava	O
,	O
suffocation	O
,	O
starvation	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
craft	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
items	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craftable	O
items	O
include	O
armor	O
,	O
which	O
mitigates	O
damage	O
from	O
attacks	O
;	O
weapons	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
or	O
axes	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
monsters	B-Protocol
and	O
animals	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
more	O
easily	O
;	O
and	O
tools	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
pickaxes	O
or	O
hoes	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
break	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
blocks	O
more	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
also	O
exchange	O
goods	O
with	O
a	O
villager	O
(	O
NPC	O
)	O
through	O
a	O
trading	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
trading	O
emeralds	B-Language
for	O
different	O
goods	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
acquire	O
experience	O
points	O
by	O
killing	O
mobs	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
mining	O
,	O
smelting	O
ores	O
,	O
breeding	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
cooking	O
food	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experience	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
enchanting	B-Application
tools	O
,	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
includes	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
spectator	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fly	O
through	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
mode	O
variant	O
in	O
which	O
,	O
upon	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
only	O
view	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
spectator	O
mode	O
or	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Java	B-Application
edition	I-Application
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
mode	O
variant	O
with	O
possible	O
restrictions	O
added	O
by	O
a	O
creator	O
of	O
a	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
enables	O
multiple	O
players	O
to	O
interact	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
direct	O
game-to-game	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
,	O
local	O
split	O
screen	O
(	O
console-only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
servers	O
(	O
player-hosted	O
and	O
business-hosted	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
run	O
their	O
own	O
servers	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
hosting	O
provider	O
,	O
or	O
connect	O
directly	O
to	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single-player	O
worlds	O
have	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
world	O
on	O
locally	O
interconnected	O
computers	O
without	O
a	O
server	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
multiplayer	O
servers	O
are	O
guided	O
by	O
server	O
operators	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
server	O
commands	O
such	O
as	O
setting	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
and	O
teleporting	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operators	O
can	O
also	O
set	O
up	O
restrictions	O
concerning	O
which	O
usernames	O
or	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
are	O
allowed	O
or	O
disallowed	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mojang	O
announced	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Realms	O
,	O
a	O
server	O
hosting	O
service	O
intended	O
to	O
enable	O
players	O
to	O
run	O
server	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
easily	O
and	O
safely	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
standard	O
server	O
,	O
only	O
invited	O
players	O
can	O
join	O
Realms	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
servers	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Java	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
Realms	O
server	O
owners	O
can	O
invite	O
up	O
to	O
twenty	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
their	O
server	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
online	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Realms	O
server	O
owners	O
can	O
invite	O
up	O
to	O
3,000	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
their	O
server	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
online	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Java	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
Realms	O
servers	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
user-made	O
plugins	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
custom	O
Minecraft	B-Application
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Realms	O
servers	O
support	O
user-made	O
add-ons	O
,	O
resource	O
packs	O
,	O
behavior	O
packs	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
Minecraft	B-Application
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2016	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
was	O
added	O
through	O
Realms	O
starting	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
support	O
to	O
come	O
later	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Mojang	O
released	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
allowing	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
support	O
for	O
Realms	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
application	B-General_Concept
program	I-General_Concept
interfaces	I-General_Concept
that	O
have	O
arisen	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
produced	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
modifications	O
,	O
texture	O
packs	O
and	O
custom	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifications	O
of	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
code	O
,	O
called	O
mods	O
,	O
add	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
new	O
blocks	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
mobs	B-Protocol
to	O
entire	O
arrays	O
of	O
mechanisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
mod	O
frameworks	O
were	O
independently	O
developed	O
by	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
the	O
code	O
,	O
Mojang	O
has	O
also	O
enhanced	O
vanilla	B-General_Concept
Minecraft	B-Application
with	O
official	O
frameworks	O
for	O
modification	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
community-created	O
resource	O
packs	O
,	O
which	O
alter	O
certain	O
game	O
elements	O
including	O
textures	O
and	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mojang	O
added	O
an	O
adventure	O
mode	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
and	O
"	O
command	O
blocks	O
"	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
created	O
specially	O
for	O
custom	O
maps	O
in	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
packs	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
1.13	O
of	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
allow	O
further	O
customization	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
advancements	O
,	O
dimensions	O
,	O
functions	O
,	O
loot	O
tables	O
,	O
predicates	O
,	O
recipes	O
,	O
structures	O
,	O
tags	O
,	O
world	O
generation	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
biomes‌	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
supports	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
;	O
these	O
content	O
packs	O
usually	O
contain	O
additional	O
character	O
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
received	O
support	O
for	O
texture	O
packs	O
in	O
its	O
twelfth	O
title	O
update	O
while	O
introducing	O
"	O
mash-up	O
packs	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
texture	O
packs	O
with	O
skin	B-Application
packs	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sounds	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
mash-up	O
pack	O
(	O
and	O
by	O
extension	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
texture	O
pack	O
)	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
player-made	O
mods	O
or	O
custom	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cross-promotional	O
resource	O
pack	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
franchise	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Edition	O
worldwide	O
on	O
17	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mash-up	O
pack	O
based	O
on	O
Fallout	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
malware	O
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
several	O
downloadable	O
user-made	O
Minecraft	B-Application
skins	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avast	O
stated	O
that	O
nearly	O
50,000	O
accounts	O
were	O
infected	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
activated	O
,	O
the	O
malware	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
reformat	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mojang	O
promptly	O
patched	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
code	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
run	O
or	O
read	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
only	O
run	O
when	O
the	O
image	O
containing	O
the	O
skin	B-Application
itself	O
was	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Marketplace	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
catalogue	O
of	O
user-generated	O
content	O
that	O
gives	O
Minecraft	B-Application
creators	O
"	O
another	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
living	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
Markus	O
"	O
Notch	O
"	O
Persson	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
developer	O
with	O
King	O
through	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
serving	O
mostly	O
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
,	O
during	O
which	O
he	O
learnt	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
programming	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
personal	O
projects	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
RubyDung	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
base-building	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
an	O
isometric	O
three	O
dimensional	O
game	O
like	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
already	O
made	O
a	O
3D	O
texture	O
mapper	O
for	O
another	O
zombie	B-Application
game	O
prototype	O
he	O
had	O
started	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
features	O
in	O
"	O
RubyDung	O
"	O
he	O
explored	O
was	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
similar	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
but	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
too	O
pixelated	O
and	O
omitted	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Infiniminer	O
,	O
Persson	O
wanted	O
Minecraft	B-Application
to	O
have	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
edition	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persson	O
released	O
a	O
test	O
video	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
of	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
program	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
completed	O
by	O
Persson	O
over	O
a	O
weekend	O
in	O
that	O
month	O
and	O
a	O
private	O
testing	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
TigIRC	O
on	O
16	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
developmental	O
phases	O
dubbed	O
as	O
Survival	B-Application
Test	O
,	O
Indev	O
,	O
and	O
Infdev	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Persson	O
maintained	O
a	O
day	O
job	O
with	O
Jalbum.net	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
quit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Minecraft	B-Application
full-time	O
as	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
expanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
updates	O
included	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
new	O
blocks	O
,	O
new	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
survival	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
behavior	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
back	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
Persson	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
,	O
Mojang	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
money	O
earned	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Persson	O
announced	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
entering	O
its	O
beta	O
testing	O
phase	O
on	O
20	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
and	O
all	O
updates	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
the	O
release	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Jens	O
"	O
Jeb	O
"	O
Bergensten	O
took	O
full	O
creative	O
control	O
over	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
replacing	O
Persson	O
as	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Mojang	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
hired	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
"	O
Bukkit	O
"	O
developer	O
API	B-General_Concept
for	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
to	O
improve	O
Minecraft	B-Application
support	O
of	O
server	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
acquisition	O
also	O
included	O
Mojang	O
apparently	O
taking	O
full	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
CraftBukkit	O
server	O
mod	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Bukkit	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
validity	O
of	O
this	O
claim	O
was	O
questioned	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
project	O
with	O
many	O
contributors	O
,	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
and	O
Lesser	B-Application
General	I-Application
Public	I-Application
License	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
$2.5	O
billion	O
deal	O
to	O
buy	O
Mojang	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
first	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Update	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
continuously	O
updated	O
with	O
many	O
major	O
updates	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
already	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Java	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
on	O
18	O
September	O
2017	O
to	O
separate	O
it	O
from	O
Bedrock	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
just	O
Minecraft	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Better	O
Together	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bedrock	O
Edition	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
regularly	O
updated	O
,	O
with	O
these	O
updates	O
now	O
matching	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
implementing	O
physically	O
based	O
rendering	O
,	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
DLSS	B-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nvidia	O
on	O
RTX-enabled	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
as	O
an	O
early	O
alpha	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
shortly	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
Mojang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
concentrates	O
on	O
the	O
creative	O
building	O
and	O
the	O
primitive	O
survival	B-Application
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
Twitter	O
account	O
,	O
Jens	O
Bergensten	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
written	O
in	O
C++	O
and	O
not	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
due	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
support	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
now	O
exists	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
on	O
both	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
maintain	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
versions	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Edition	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Bedrock	O
Edition	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
enabling	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
4J	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
flagship	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
promotion	O
called	O
Arcade	O
NEXT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
newly	O
designed	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
control	O
interface	O
,	O
in-game	O
tutorials	O
,	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
friends	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worlds	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
are	O
also	O
not	O
"	O
infinite	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
essentially	O
barricaded	O
by	O
invisible	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
originally	O
similar	O
in	O
content	O
to	O
older	O
PC	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
gradually	O
updated	O
to	O
bring	O
it	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
PC	O
version	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
featuring	O
larger	O
worlds	O
among	O
other	O
enhancements	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
December	O
2013	O
and	O
4	O
September	O
2014	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
4J	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
on	O
17	O
June	O
2016	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
23	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
11	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
retail	O
version	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
Edition	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
livestream	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
physical	O
copy	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
New	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
2DS	B-Device
systems	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
,	O
or	O
the	B-Device
old	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Better	O
Together	O
Update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
VR	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
engine	O
to	O
enable	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
Bedrock	O
Edition	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
received	O
their	O
final	O
update	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
known	O
as	O
Legacy	O
Console	O
Editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
received	O
its	O
final	O
update	O
,	O
effectively	O
becoming	O
discontinued	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
and	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bedrock	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
for	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Education	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Education	O
Edition	O
until	O
December	O
2022	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
educational	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
educational	O
establishments	O
such	O
as	O
schools	O
,	O
and	O
built	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
Bedrock	O
Edition	O
codebase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
MacOS	B-Application
on	O
1	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Mojang	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
bring	O
Education	O
Edition	O
to	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
in	O
Autumn	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
Education	O
Edition	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
compatible	O
Chromebooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
Chromebooks	O
on	O
7	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
China	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
localized	O
edition	O
for	O
China	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
between	O
NetEase	O
and	O
Mojang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
edition	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Bedrock	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Java	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
PC	O
,	O
including	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Classic	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
4K	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
nearly	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
in	O
beta	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
fully	O
released	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
the	O
"	O
Ender	O
Update	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
release	O
implemented	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
like	O
world	O
templates	O
and	O
add-on	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
friends	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
play	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
owners	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
on	O
other	O
Bedrock	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
multiple	O
control	O
schemes	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
gamepad	O
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
or	O
touchscreen	O
(	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
and	O
other	O
touchscreen-enabled	O
devices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
support	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
and	O
take	O
screenshots	O
in-game	O
via	O
the	O
Windows	O
built-in	O
GameDVR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
7	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
Bedrock	O
Editions	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
were	O
merged	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
title	O
for	O
purchase	O
;	O
those	O
who	O
owned	O
one	O
version	O
would	O
automatically	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
4K	O
is	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Classic	O
version	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
4K	I-Language
Game	I-Language
Programming	I-Language
Contest	I-Language
"	O
in	O
way	O
less	O
than	O
4	O
kilobytes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
at	O
Minecon	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
open	O
the	O
game	O
code	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
to	O
manipulate	O
things	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
scripting	O
API	B-General_Concept
to	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
server	O
software	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mojang	O
stopped	O
providing	O
updates	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
Raspberry	B-Application
Pi	I-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
for	O
free	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
Minecraft	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
German	O
musician	O
Daniel	O
Rosenfeld	O
,	O
better	O
known	O
as	O
C418	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
music	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
instrumental	O
ambient	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Rosenfeld	O
released	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
titled	O
Minecraft	B-Application
–	O
Volume	O
Alpha	O
;	O
it	O
includes	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
featured	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
music	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
Hamilton	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
chose	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Rosenfeld	O
released	O
the	O
second	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
titled	O
Minecraft	B-Application
–	O
Volume	O
Beta	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
music	O
that	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Mojang	O
remade	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Classic	O
in	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
made	O
it	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2011	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
Minecrafts	O
full	O
release	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Mojang	O
and	O
The	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Lego	B-Language
brick-based	O
Minecraft	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Brickcraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
have	O
modified	O
the	O
base	O
Minecraft	B-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
adapting	O
the	O
basic	O
1×1	O
block	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
larger	O
pieces	O
typically	O
used	O
in	O
Lego	B-Language
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Language
had	O
greenlit	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
go	O
forward	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
Mojang	O
had	O
put	O
two	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
they	O
later	O
opted	O
to	O
cancel	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
as	O
Mojang	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
were	O
too	O
demanding	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
could	O
do	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mojang	O
's	O
Daniel	O
Kaplan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
had	O
considered	O
buying	O
out	O
Mojang	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
its	O
offer	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
over	O
$2	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
's	O
Ronny	O
Scherer	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
sure	O
of	O
the	O
potential	O
success	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
at	O
this	O
point	O
and	O
backed	O
off	O
from	O
acquisition	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
brought	O
this	O
offer	O
to	O
Mojang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
Persson	O
planned	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
with	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
Facebook	B-Application
acquired	O
Oculus	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
he	O
abruptly	O
canceled	O
plans	O
noting	O
"	O
Facebook	B-Application
creeps	O
me	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
community-made	O
modification	O
known	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
VR	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
2016	O
to	O
provide	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
support	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Java	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
oriented	O
towards	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
VR	O
modification	O
known	O
as	O
Vivecraft	O
ported	O
the	O
mod	O
to	O
OpenVR	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
is	O
oriented	O
towards	O
supporting	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
official	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
support	O
for	O
Minecraft	B-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
VR	O
mod	O
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
its	O
developer	O
due	O
to	O
trademark	O
complaints	O
issued	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
Vivecraft	O
was	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
VR	O
modification	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
Rift	B-Device
support	O
and	O
being	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Minecraft	B-Application
VR	O
mod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
is	O
a	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-General_Concept
Mixed	I-General_Concept
Reality	I-General_Concept
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Mojang	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
getting	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
support	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
officially	O
supported	O
VR	O
versions	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
are	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
Edition	O
and	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Mixed	I-General_Concept
Reality	I-General_Concept
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
creative	O
freedom	O
it	O
grants	O
players	O
in-game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
enabling	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
praised	O
Minecraft	B-Application
complex	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaz	O
McDougall	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
"	O
intuitively	O
interesting	O
and	O
contagiously	O
fun	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
unparalleled	O
scope	O
for	O
creativity	O
and	O
memorable	O
experiences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Rossignol	O
of	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
also	O
recommended	O
the	O
alpha	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
generative	O
8-bit	O
Lego	B-Language
Stalker	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
gaming	O
webcomic	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
began	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
comics	O
and	O
news	O
posts	O
about	O
the	O
addictiveness	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
generally	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
as	O
much	O
praise	O
as	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
Edition	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
received	O
ports	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
relatively	O
large	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
also	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
and	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
well-adapted	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
edition	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
received	O
port	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
having	O
36	O
times	O
larger	O
worlds	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
edition	O
and	O
described	O
as	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Edition	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
but	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
but	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
GamePad	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
,	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Edition	O
received	O
fairly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
,	O
like	O
other	O
modern	O
ports	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
relatively	O
larger	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
initially	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inability	O
to	O
collect	O
resources	O
and	O
craft	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
limited	O
types	O
of	O
blocks	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
hostile	O
mobs	B-Protocol
,	O
were	O
especially	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
surpassed	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
purchases	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
entering	O
its	O
beta	O
phase	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
no	O
publisher	O
backing	O
and	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
commercially	O
advertised	O
except	O
through	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
unpaid	O
references	O
in	O
popular	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
webcomic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Persson	O
estimated	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
had	O
made	O
€23	O
million	O
(	O
US$33	O
million	O
)	O
in	O
revenue	O
,	O
with	O
800,000	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
full	O
release	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
beta	O
surpassed	O
16	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
and	O
4	O
million	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
had	O
become	O
the	O
6th	O
best-selling	B-Application
PC	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
17	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PC	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
180	O
million	O
copies	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
single	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-to-play	O
Minecraft	B-Application
China	O
version	O
had	O
over	O
300	O
million	O
players	O
by	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
238	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
became	O
profitable	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
broke	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
sales	O
records	O
with	O
400,000	O
players	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
sold	O
upwards	O
of	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
sold	O
over	O
4.48	O
million	O
copies	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
purchased	O
title	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
;	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
played	O
title	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
based	O
on	O
average	O
unique	B-Protocol
users	I-Protocol
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
sold	O
12	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
has	O
reached	O
a	O
figure	O
of	O
21	O
million	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
five	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
boosted	O
Minecraft	B-Application
sales	O
by	O
79%	O
,	O
outselling	O
both	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
debut	O
releases	O
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
largest	O
Minecraft	B-Application
launch	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
100,000	O
digital	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
announcement	O
by	O
SCE	O
Japan	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
500,000	O
digital	O
copies	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
across	O
all	O
PlayStation	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
surge	O
in	O
primary	O
school	O
children	O
purchasing	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
helped	O
improve	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
total	O
first-party	O
revenue	O
by	O
$63	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
2015	O
second	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
11th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
had	O
reached	O
over	O
200	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
across	O
platforms	O
with	O
over	O
126	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
Minecraft	B-Application
as	O
the	O
fourth-best	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Good	O
Game	O
selected	O
Minecraft	B-Application
as	O
their	O
choice	O
for	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
Gamasutra	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
indie	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
2011	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
won	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
for	O
Best	O
Debut	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
and	O
Innovation	O
Award	O
,	O
winning	O
every	O
award	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
80	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
exhibit	O
that	O
opened	O
on	O
16	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
British	O
Academy	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
GAME	O
Award	O
of	O
2011	O
category	O
and	O
Persson	O
received	O
The	O
Special	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
XBLA	B-Device
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
TIGA	O
Games	O
Industry	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Arcade	O
Game	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
Console	O
Edition	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
TIGA	O
Game	O
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
placed	O
6th	O
on	O
Time	O
's	O
The	O
50	O
Best	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2013	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
for	O
Favorite	O
App	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
for	O
Favorite	O
Video	O
Game	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2014	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Favorite	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2018	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Still	O
Playing	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Favorite	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
also	O
won	O
"	O
Stream	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
inaugural	O
Streamer	O
Awards	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
and	O
Mojang	O
announced	O
in	O
2014	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
changing	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
end-user	O
license	O
agreement	O
(	O
EULA	O
)	O
to	O
prohibit	O
servers	O
from	O
accepting	O
donations	O
or	O
payments	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
donating	O
or	O
paying	O
players	O
receiving	O
in-game	O
advantages	O
on	O
such	O
server	O
,	O
essentially	O
banning	O
servers	O
from	O
enacting	O
"	O
pay-to-win	O
"	O
(	O
PTW	O
)	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minecraft	B-Application
community	O
and	O
server	O
owners	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
heavily	O
despised	O
the	O
new	O
change	O
in	O
enforcement	O
and	O
protested	O
en	O
masse	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
comparing	O
Mojang	O
to	O
monolithic	O
video	O
game	O
publishers	O
like	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Activision	O
,	O
gaming	O
companies	O
often	O
criticized	O
online	O
for	O
their	O
highly	O
restrictive	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
and	O
user	O
license	O
agreements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
crackdown	O
would	O
force	O
smaller	O
servers	O
to	O
close	O
their	O
doors	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
blamed	O
the	O
crackdown	O
on	O
Mojang	O
attempting	O
to	O
suppress	O
competition	O
for	O
its	O
own	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Realms	O
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Mojang	O
Studios	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
begin	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
requiring	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
accounts	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
log	O
into	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
older	O
Mojang	O
Studios	O
accounts	O
would	O
be	O
sunsetted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
accounts	O
also	O
required	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
players	O
to	O
create	O
Xbox	B-Application
network	I-Application
Gamertags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mojang	O
Studios	O
defended	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
accounts	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
improved	O
security	O
could	O
be	O
offered	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Java	B-Language
accounts	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
factor	O
authentication	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
block	O
cyberbullies	O
in	O
chat	O
,	O
and	O
improve	O
parental	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
requires	O
all	O
players	O
to	O
migrate	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Mojang	O
Studios	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
a	O
player	O
reporting	O
feature	O
in	O
all	O
future	O
builds	O
of	O
Java	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
earlier	O
development	O
builds	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
report	O
other	O
players	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
for	O
sending	O
messages	O
that	O
are	O
prohibited	O
by	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Code	O
of	O
Conduct	O
;	O
report	O
categories	O
included	O
profane	O
language	O
,	O
substance	O
abuse	O
,	O
hate	O
speech	O
,	O
threats	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
nudity	O
,	O
though	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
later	O
builds	O
has	O
since	O
excluded	O
the	O
profane	O
language	O
category	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
reporting	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Community	O
Standards	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
be	O
banned	O
from	O
all	O
servers	O
for	O
a	O
specific	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
or	O
permanently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Forbes	O
gave	O
Minecraft	B-Application
a	O
special	O
mention	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
ten	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
recognized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
model	O
to	O
draw	O
in	O
sales	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
full	O
release	O
version	O
to	O
help	O
fund	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Minecraft	B-Application
helped	O
to	O
bolster	O
indie	O
game	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
helped	O
to	O
popularize	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
model	O
in	O
indie	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Social	O
media	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Reddit	B-Application
played	O
a	O
significant	O
role	O
in	O
popularizing	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
conducted	O
by	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Pennsylvania	O
's	O
Annenberg	O
School	O
of	O
Communication	O
showed	O
that	O
one-third	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
players	O
learned	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
Internet	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Minecraft-related	O
videos	O
began	O
to	O
gain	O
influence	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
often	O
made	O
by	O
commentators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
Minecraft-related	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
had	O
been	O
uploaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prominent	O
fixture	O
within	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
gaming	O
scene	O
during	O
the	O
entire	O
2010s	O
;	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second-most	O
searched	O
term	O
on	O
the	O
entire	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
biggest	O
game	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
popular	O
commentators	O
have	O
received	O
employment	O
at	O
Machinima	O
,	O
a	O
gaming	O
video	O
company	O
that	O
owns	O
a	O
highly	O
watched	O
entertainment	O
channel	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yogscast	O
is	O
a	O
British	O
company	O
that	O
regularly	O
produces	O
Minecraft	B-Application
videos	O
;	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
has	O
attained	O
billions	O
of	O
views	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
panel	O
at	O
Minecon	O
2011	O
had	O
the	O
highest	O
attendance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
well-known	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
personalities	O
include	O
Jordan	O
Maron	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
created	O
many	O
Minecraft	B-Application
parodies	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Style	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
internationally	O
successful	O
single	O
"	O
Gangnam	O
Style	O
"	O
by	O
South	O
Korean	O
rapper	O
Psy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecrafts	O
popularity	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
was	O
described	O
by	O
Polygon	O
as	O
quietly	O
dominant	O
,	O
although	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
thanks	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
PewDiePie	O
's	O
playthrough	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
experienced	O
a	O
visible	O
uptick	O
in	O
popularity	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
later	O
announced	O
that	O
on	O
14	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
Minecraft-related	O
views	O
exceeded	O
one	O
trillion	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inception	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
has	O
been	O
referenced	O
by	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Torchlight	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Choplifter	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
,	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
the	O
lattermost	O
of	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
downloadable	O
character	O
and	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	O
heavily	O
in	O
"	O
Informative	O
Murder	O
Porn	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
seventeenth	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
possible	O
applications	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
have	O
been	O
discussed	O
extensively	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
and	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
panel	O
at	O
Minecon	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
discussed	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
redesign	O
public	O
buildings	O
and	O
parks	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
rendering	O
using	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
much	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
for	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
envision	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
new	O
buildings	O
and	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
to	O
allow	O
virtual	O
designs	O
to	O
be	O
printed	O
using	O
professional	O
3D	O
printers	O
or	O
personal	O
printers	O
such	O
as	O
MakerBot	B-Device
and	O
RepRap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Mojang	O
began	O
the	O
Block	O
by	O
Block	O
project	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
UN	O
Habitat	O
to	O
create	O
real-world	O
environments	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
the	O
community	O
has	O
helped	O
reconstruct	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
concern	O
,	O
and	O
citizens	O
are	O
invited	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
servers	O
and	O
modify	O
their	O
own	O
neighborhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mojang	O
signed	O
Minecraft	B-Application
building	O
community	O
,	O
FyreUK	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
render	O
the	O
environments	O
into	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Danish	O
Geodata	B-General_Concept
Agency	O
generated	O
all	O
of	O
Denmark	O
in	O
fullscale	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
based	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
geodata	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
possible	O
because	O
Denmark	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
flattest	O
countries	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
point	O
at	O
(	O
ranking	O
as	O
the	O
country	O
with	O
the	O
30th	O
smallest	O
elevation	O
span	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
limit	O
in	O
default	O
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
around	O
above	O
in-game	O
sea	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
accessibility	O
where	O
other	O
websites	O
are	O
censored	O
,	O
the	O
non-governmental	O
organization	O
Reporters	O
Without	O
Borders	O
have	O
used	O
an	O
open	O
Minecraft	B-Application
server	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Uncensored	O
Library	O
,	O
a	O
repository	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
journalism	O
by	O
authors	O
from	O
countries	O
(	O
including	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
and	O
Vietnam	O
)	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
censored	O
and	O
arrested	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jamal	O
Khashoggi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
unpredictable	O
nature	O
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
has	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
game	O
for	O
speedrunning	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
time	O
themselves	O
from	O
being	O
dropped	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
world	O
to	O
reaching	O
The	O
End	O
and	O
defeating	O
the	O
Ender	O
Dragon	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
the	O
speedrunners	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
mods	O
,	O
external	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
debug	O
menus	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
runners	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
vanilla	B-General_Concept
or	O
more	O
consistency-oriented	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
educational	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
educational	O
organization	O
named	O
MinecraftEdu	O
was	O
formed	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
introducing	O
Minecraft	B-Application
into	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
through	O
MinecraftEdu	O
includes	O
unique	O
features	O
to	O
allow	O
teachers	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
students	O
 '	O
progress	O
within	O
the	O
virtual	O
world	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
receiving	O
screenshots	O
from	O
students	O
to	O
show	O
completion	O
of	O
a	O
lesson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
MinecraftEdu	O
said	O
that	O
approximately	O
250,000	O
students	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
through	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
teacher	O
created	O
a	O
large-scale	O
representation	O
of	O
an	O
animal	O
cell	O
within	O
Minecraft	B-Application
that	O
student	O
could	O
explore	O
and	O
learn	O
how	O
the	O
cell	O
functions	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Great	O
Ormond	O
Street	O
Hospital	O
has	O
been	O
recreated	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
proposed	O
that	O
patients	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
virtually	O
explore	O
the	O
hospital	O
before	O
they	O
actually	O
visit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
may	O
also	O
prove	O
as	O
an	O
innovation	O
in	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
offers	O
an	O
outlet	O
of	O
collaboration	O
in	O
design	O
and	O
could	O
have	O
an	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
redstone	B-Application
blocks	O
to	O
represent	O
electrical	O
circuits	O
,	O
users	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
functional	O
virtual	O
computers	O
within	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
virtual	O
creations	O
include	O
a	O
working	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
an	O
8-bit	O
virtual	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
smaller-scale	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
that	O
is	O
playable	O
and	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
completely	O
in	O
survival	B-Application
mode	O
with	O
no	O
external	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
mod	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
feature	O
to	O
teach	O
younger	O
players	O
how	O
to	O
program	O
within	O
a	O
language	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
virtual	O
computer	O
within	O
a	O
Minecraft	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
computational	O
mechanic	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
is	O
the	O
command	O
block	O
,	O
a	O
block	O
that	O
is	O
only	O
accessible	O
in	O
creative	O
mode	O
and	O
can	O
alter	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
emulators	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
(	O
including	O
one	O
by	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
personality	O
SethBling	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
Museum	O
in	O
London	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
recreate	O
its	O
building	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
exhibits	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
and	O
non-profit	O
Code.org	O
had	O
teamed	O
up	O
to	O
offer	O
Minecraft-based	O
games	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
tutorials	O
aimed	O
to	O
help	O
teach	O
children	O
how	O
to	O
program	O
;	O
by	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Code.org	O
reported	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
85	O
million	O
children	O
have	O
used	O
their	O
tutorials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
various	O
similarities	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
clones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Ace	B-Application
of	I-Application
Spades	I-Application
,	O
CastleMiner	B-Application
,	O
CraftWorld	O
,	O
FortressCraft	B-Application
,	O
Terraria	B-Application
,	O
BlockWorld	O
3D	O
,	O
Total	O
Miner	O
,	O
and	O
Minetest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Frampton	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Blockheads	I-Application
,	O
reported	O
that	O
one	O
failure	O
of	O
his	O
2D	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
low	O
resolution	O
pixel	O
art	O
"	O
that	O
too	O
closely	O
resembled	O
the	O
art	O
in	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
"	O
some	O
resistance	O
"	O
from	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
homebrew	B-Application
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
DScraft	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
considering	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Mojang	O
and	O
their	O
Minecraft	B-Application
IP	O
,	O
various	O
developers	O
announced	O
further	O
clone	O
titles	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
platforms	O
to	O
not	O
officially	O
receive	O
Minecraft	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
clone	O
titles	O
include	O
UCraft	O
(	O
Nexis	O
Games	O
)	O
,	O
Cube	B-Application
Life	I-Application
:	I-Application
Island	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
(	O
Cypronia	O
)	O
,	O
Discovery	O
(	O
Noowanda	O
)	O
,	O
Battleminer	O
(	O
Wobbly	O
Tooth	O
Games	O
)	O
,	O
Cube	O
Creator	O
3D	O
(	O
Big	O
John	O
Games	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Stone	O
Shire	O
(	O
Finger	O
Gun	O
Games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
fears	O
of	O
fans	O
were	O
unfounded	O
,	O
with	O
official	O
Minecraft	B-Application
releases	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
eventually	O
resuming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Markus	O
Persson	O
made	O
another	O
similar	O
game	O
,	O
Minicraft	B-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
competition	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecon	O
is	O
the	O
annual	O
official	O
fan	O
convention	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
included	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
;	O
keynote	O
speeches	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
by	O
Persson	O
;	O
building	O
and	O
costume	O
contests	O
;	O
Minecraft-themed	O
breakout	O
classes	O
;	O
exhibits	O
by	O
leading	O
gaming	O
and	O
Minecraft-related	O
companies	O
;	O
commemorative	O
merchandise	B-Device
;	O
and	O
autograph	O
and	O
picture	O
times	O
with	O
Mojang	O
employees	O
and	O
well-known	O
contributors	O
from	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
