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LEGO® releases The Crafting Table building set to celebrate Minecraft®’s 15th anniversary

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Minecraft® is still one of the most popular games right now, both for adults and kids (sometimes they even play together!). And it’s been pretty popular for a while now as we’re already celebrating the video game’s 15th anniversary. If you’re a fan of the sandbox game and you also collect LEGO® sets, then you’ll be happy with this latest building set that celebrates the best of both worlds.

Designer: LEGO®

LEGO® Minecraft® The Crafting Table is a building set that’s specifically built for adult fans of the game that brings several elements into the “real world” so you can literally build your favorite Minecraft-ian things. It recreates the iconic crafting table that players know very well. You get biomes, mobs, and even hidden Easter eggs in the building set as well as video components through the app.

The building set comes with 5 mini build modules which features 12 biomes (the Deep Dark, Lush Cave, Swamp, Plains, Forest, Cherry Grove, Desert, Taiga, Snowy Taiga, Dripstone Cave, Ice Spikes and River) and has 8 microfigures (Steve, Alex, a skeleton, witch, Creeper™, villager, cow and a pig) that you can detach and attach to whatever you’re building.

The buildable video-game LEGO® set also has some things like underground scenes, stickers with in-game phrases, and hidden Easter eggs that will excite even the most veteran of Minecraft players. There is also digital building instructions on the LEGO® Builder app if you need a little bit of virtual help. It costs around $90 which isn’t bad for a LEGO® set.

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Tools get a Minecraft-inspired makeover to add some whimsy our everyday chores

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My Craft is a collection of Minecraft-inspired tools constructed in the image of tools and motifs found throughout the game to play Minecraft.

As of 2020, 200 million copies of Minecraft were sold. Becoming one of the most sold video games ever, 126 million users play Minecraft worldwide. They say life imitates art, so it’s no surprise Minecraft found an uptick in global consumers around the same time we were all renovating our homes IRL.

Minecraft is a video game where players are placed in a new world that challenges them to find resources to build shelter, acquire food, and craft tools to construct their own virtual universe. A team of designers, Minju Kim, Woojin Shin, and Sunjin Baek, aimed to construct their own starter toolkit for Minecraft players called My Craft so each player can customize their real worlds with appliances that resemble tools used to play Minecraft.

My Craft first comes with a main toolbox that contains all of the different tools, including a tape measure, hammer, driver, and spanner, all of which are necessary for Minecraft’s interior design feature. With more and more video game players turning to Metaverse and VR gaming, blending the world of video games with reality has never felt more tempting. Enter My Craft, where each physical tool conceptualized by the team of designers is crafted using virtual motifs found in the Minecraft gaming universe.

The tape measure is inspired by the Golden Apple found throughout Minecraft, while the hammer’s image is borrowed from the pickaxe used by players for virtual construction. Then, the toolbox’s screwdriver is defined by a pixelated bone-inspired case commonly seen while playing the video game. Finally, a spanner and pincers tool takes on an image inspired by the tongs used for virtual home building in Minecraft.

Designers: Minju Kim, Woojin Shin, and Sunjin Baek

The screwdriver is inspired by the bone motif found throughout Minecraft.

The spanner and pincers are inspired by tongs found in Minecraft.

The hammer’s image is borrowed from the pickaxe used by Minecraft players to build virtual homes. 

The toolkit comes with all of the aforementioned tools. 

When players use these tools in real life, our world will imitate the world of Minecraft.

 

The team of designers gave each tool a pixelated look.

The tape measure resembles the Golden Apple in Minecraft.

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This Minecraft-inspired modular building system lets you customize your dream cabin!

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We’ve gotten creative with how we’ve passed the time in quarantine. Some of us have redesigned our entire homes, while some of us have taken up a new hobby. And you can find the rest of us sprawled on the couch playing video games or binge-watching sitcoms. In a sort of ode to how we’ve adapted to quarantine, JaK Studio, an architecture, and design firm based in London and Sarajevo, has designed HOM3, a customizable and modular Minecraft-inspired home-building system.

In creating HOM3, which stands for ‘Home Office Module Cubed,’ the designers at JaK Studio felt inspired by the home-building system featured in Minecraft– the best part of playing video games. To build your own multifunctional HOM3 cabin, JaK Studio is currently working with game designers from AI Interactive to make the process of creating the floor plan feel and look very similar to the process of building your Minecraft home. HOM3 essentially turns the virtual home design process of Minecraft into reality. Speaking to this, founding partner of JaK Studio, Jacob Low says,

“During [the] lockdown, our team became fascinated by the principles of games such as Minecraft which allow people to transform and customize their environments, and we began experimenting with the idea of customizable, modular micro-architecture. HOM3 transports what we found in the gaming world to the physical space, offering a really unique design solution for modern living.”

Committed to artfully showcasing all that we’ve done and learned in quarantine including our environmental impact, the modules built by JaK Studio are made from wood and cork material that has been sustainably sourced or recycled. Additionally, each module is designed following Passivhaus insulating principles, ultimately making for a self-sustained and contained home. The modules that comprise HOM3’s building system start off with a fundamental block module that measures 1.5 x 1.5 meters, which costs $1,193. I wouldn’t mind spending some quality quarantine time here.

Designer: JaK Studio

Future owners of HOM3 have the chance to set the size, shape, configuration, and location of their modular cabin.

HOM3 was designed to create a physical space where owners can spend time how they so choose– whether it be a spa, gym, bedroom, or office space.

The interior is also up to the future owner to configure. Depending on the size of the cabin, users can create space for working, exercising, and sleeping.

JaK Studio’s HOM3 system allows owners to create cabins fit for city spaces as well.

The modular layout of HOM3 allows the cabins to be placed anywhere.

The most basic, and smallest sized block modules can also be used in busy city spaces for private meeting places or rest spots.

A PlayStation Network outage is affecting certain games

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Just a day after a massive Xbox Live outage, Sony's PlayStation Network has been experiencing issues for several hours. The problem on this end is a bit different, and based on reports may only affect certain games. Sony's PSN Status page rep...

Microsoft’s sustainability report is a lot more interesting as a ‘Minecraft’ map

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Let’s face it: sustainability reports are important, but they’re usually quite dry reads. Microsoft might have a way to reel you in, however. According to The Verge, Microsoft has released a free Minecraft map that brings the goals of its latest sust...

‘Minecraft’ characters come to ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ on October 13th

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You won’t have to wait too long to play as a Minecraft character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Microsoft, Mojang and Nintendo have followed up their teaser by confirming that Steve and Alex will be available for SSBU brawling on October 13th as part...