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Minecraft Earth FAQ: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/earth/faq
Minecraft Earth Article: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/new-game--minecraft-earth
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Minecraft Earth announced
- Thread starter JINX
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Verge coverage
Minecraft Earth FAQ: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/earth/faq
Minecraft Earth Article: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/new-game--minecraft-earth
Article from The Verge is also up! https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/17/...-ios-android-free-ar-game-features-pokemon-go
Pretty good stuff!
Pretty good stuff!
I continue to not care about 'AR' if it's relegated to my mobile device. Pokemon Go's popularity had jack shit to do with it's very limited AR features.
If you're talking Hololens or some Google glass type hardware, sure. But people by and large aren't going to be interested into postage-stamp-sized windows of AR held in their hands, is my bet.
If you're talking Hololens or some Google glass type hardware, sure. But people by and large aren't going to be interested into postage-stamp-sized windows of AR held in their hands, is my bet.
I was just thinking the exact same thing! Could be interesting if you see other players' blocks/creations...
Looks fun, and I like what I'm reading about no pay to win, no lootboxes and no timers to wait out. Sounds like it may be like the classic Minecraft where you can buy skins, texture packs and such, but you don't get to buy blocks or stuff like that. Seems like a decent monetization scheme that doesn't fuck over regular players. I don't think this is a game aimed at me but I am curious to try it.
It took me a bit in that trailer to understand what was happening - I'm interested... interesting concept. I'm sure my nephews will be all over this and shame me with their creations.
This is insane if they pull it off.
Can't wait to hear about kids to get into real-life fights over griefing builds in a shared space.
Can't wait to hear about kids to get into real-life fights over griefing builds in a shared space.
- Collect! Minecraft Earth features many of the mobs you know and love, along with a bunch of new ones we can't wait to show you. Over time, you'll get the chance to discover unique variants, and use them to populate your builds. Minecraft pigs parading around your local park? That's about to become your reality.
- Explore! Your real-life neighbourhood is about to take on a new dimension. Gather resources, take on challenges, and experience a whole new world to discover!
- Collaborate! Build even better by teaming up with other Minecraft Earth players. You can craft amazing creations together. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
- Survive! Sure, you're good at fighting hostile mobs in Minecraft, but are you ready to battle Minecraft mobs in real life? Best of luck, because we're going to put your survival skills to the test!
If executed right, this sounds absolutely incredible. Something that can take Pokemon GO's crown as the premier augmented reality game. I've signed up to be a tester and hopefully I get to try it out when the closed beta comes out
This has potential to be massive. I never got into Pokemon Go, but this looks more interesting to me. Building little creations on my desk could be fun haha.
Cool shit:
Microsoft is using its new Azure Spatial Anchors technology in Minecraft Earth. It uses machine vision algorithms so that real-world objects can be used as anchors for digital content. These holograms, as Microsoft calls them, always stay in the same spot. Apple and Google are also working on ways to let multiple devices see and interact with the same virtual object in AR, but Microsoft is trying to create the infrastructure and tools to let developers use this across iOS and Android. This is the secret sauce of Minecraft Earth, if you will.
"We rely on people going out and, essentially, not scanning the world, but seeing the world for us and then making that common play space," explains Persson. This means that Minecraft Earth players are going to help inform where adventures should be placed. They'll also contribute to making Microsoft's Azure Spatial Anchors technology more powerful, simply by pointing their cameras at the environment around them. There are obviously privacy implications here, and Microsoft says all data and images will be anonymized so that the algorithms are only detecting feature points around you. Without this machine vision, Microsoft wouldn't be able to be so ambitious with Minecraft Earth.
MICROSOFT USED ITS HOLOLENS TECH TO BRING 'MINECRAFT EARTH' TO LIFE
"To do this, we had to take some of the HoloLens algorithms for capturing images on device and turn them into a point cloud that we can share," says Jason Cahill, an engineering architect for Minecraft. This allows Microsoft to locate every player in the game and precisely know where they are standing and where to place an adventure for everyone to interact with. Adventures will start off conservatively, and players will walk up to the rough area that Microsoft has designated a place to play. These will mainly be placed nearby where people are often collecting the tapables, and it will be up to the first few players in that area to decide exactly where an adventure gets placed. Once it's been placed enough times in a safe area, it will persist for new players to simply walk up and start interacting with the adventure.
Microsoft is using its new Azure Spatial Anchors technology in Minecraft Earth. It uses machine vision algorithms so that real-world objects can be used as anchors for digital content. These holograms, as Microsoft calls them, always stay in the same spot. Apple and Google are also working on ways to let multiple devices see and interact with the same virtual object in AR, but Microsoft is trying to create the infrastructure and tools to let developers use this across iOS and Android. This is the secret sauce of Minecraft Earth, if you will.
"We rely on people going out and, essentially, not scanning the world, but seeing the world for us and then making that common play space," explains Persson. This means that Minecraft Earth players are going to help inform where adventures should be placed. They'll also contribute to making Microsoft's Azure Spatial Anchors technology more powerful, simply by pointing their cameras at the environment around them. There are obviously privacy implications here, and Microsoft says all data and images will be anonymized so that the algorithms are only detecting feature points around you. Without this machine vision, Microsoft wouldn't be able to be so ambitious with Minecraft Earth.
MICROSOFT USED ITS HOLOLENS TECH TO BRING 'MINECRAFT EARTH' TO LIFE
"To do this, we had to take some of the HoloLens algorithms for capturing images on device and turn them into a point cloud that we can share," says Jason Cahill, an engineering architect for Minecraft. This allows Microsoft to locate every player in the game and precisely know where they are standing and where to place an adventure for everyone to interact with. Adventures will start off conservatively, and players will walk up to the rough area that Microsoft has designated a place to play. These will mainly be placed nearby where people are often collecting the tapables, and it will be up to the first few players in that area to decide exactly where an adventure gets placed. Once it's been placed enough times in a safe area, it will persist for new players to simply walk up and start interacting with the adventure.
This is going to succeed. It's incredibly creative and I'm quite excited to see what people do with this.
Not sure I got much out of the trailer besides minecraft blocks AR. Based on the image it looks like people can find blocks and create them at the same time as friends seeing the same sculpture?
That would be really neat if true, but I wonder how they could handle that kind of positioning and persistence across multiple devices in the real world. Hmmm.
That would be really neat if true, but I wonder how they could handle that kind of positioning and persistence across multiple devices in the real world. Hmmm.
The penises covering the world will be the new seven wonders.
They mention how in the Verge article, there are also adventures, think of it like real life mini raids
To all the people yelling about dicks in the world, you're not funny or original. Initially, user-generated content will not be placed freely in the world.
When I first came to the OP, I just saw a video thumbnail, so I assumed this was a joke video.
You're telling me this is a REAL THING? Holy crap!
(also concerns about Microsoft's newfound wealth of real world geolocated imagery collected by the game in 3, 2, 1...)
You're telling me this is a REAL THING? Holy crap!
(also concerns about Microsoft's newfound wealth of real world geolocated imagery collected by the game in 3, 2, 1...)
