{"id":6835,"date":"2019-05-27T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=6835"},"modified":"2019-05-27T16:36:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T06:36:08","slug":"minecraft-set-to-cover-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/minecraft-set-to-cover-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft set to cover the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hero_10yearslogo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6836\" width=\"182\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hero_10yearslogo.png 452w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hero_10yearslogo-150x131.png 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hero_10yearslogo-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hero_10yearslogo-63x55.png 63w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get really to play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/10th-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Minecraft (opens in a new tab)\">Minecraft<\/a> in the real world.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating the 10th anniversary of one of the world\u2019s most popular games that involves building things with blocks in a virtual world, Microsoft is now set to launch a free version of the game called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/new-game--minecraft-earth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Minecraft Earth (opens in a new tab)\">Minecraft Earth<\/a><\/em> that uses augmented reality.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does that mean? &nbsp;Well it\u2019s just like Minecraft but instead of building in a virtual 3D world, you\u2019ll experience virtual objects in the real world thanks to the camera on your smartphone.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game will roll out for testing in the coming months and on release will be available for both android and iOS devices.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dYKxBKj29dI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get really to play Minecraft in the real world. 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