Gamer Builds Functioning Scientific Calculator in Minecraft

[Rob Williams]

When I discovered Minecraft in its earlier stages of development, I was blown away by some of the things that people were building in the game. I hopped on and just messed around, but others were building some seriously complex buildings, landmarks, video game characters and so forth. And to think, that was just the beginning. Since then, some people with a lot of time on their hands have built things that are quite literally jaw-dropping.

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[Kougar]

The only math you need to know for Minecraft is to count up to 64, and that 1 lightning strike added to 1 creeper equals mass destruction.

 

[marfig]

But let's not forget the fully functional 8bit computer on Dwarf Fortress. Designer notes here.

A very interesting idea to Sandbox games indeed, when they offer the ability to connect simple binary mechanisms and make use of fundamental circuits (gates and latches), such as Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. With enough computing power on our machines and a tremendous amount of ingenuity and dedication it's only a matter of time when someone makes a computer that can run the game inside the game.

 

[Brett Thomas]

But let's not forget the fully functional 8bit computer on Dwarf Fortress. Designer notes here.

A very interesting idea to Sandbox games indeed, when they offer the ability to connect simple binary mechanisms and make use of fundamental circuits (gates and latches), such as Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. With enough computing power on our machines and a tremendous amount of ingenuity and dedication it's only a matter of time when someone makes a computer that can run the game inside the game.

It's frightening because you KNOW someone is working on that exact thought this very minute...

Still, really, really cool.

 

[Tharic-Nar]

My brain is melting at the complexity... but just look at some of the Little Big Planet 2 projects floating around too. Go from stuff like this which will have you cracking up at the sheer randomness; then turn the cutesy bubbly 3D side scroller into a gritty FPS that looks like something from Hard Reset...

I would never have guessed the second video was from LBP2.