Minecraft is a popular multiplayer sandbox game created by Markus 'Notch' Persson, released on May 17, 2009, with notable alpha and beta versions launching in 2010. Players can choose from three modes: survival, creative, and classic, while the game is crafted from 3D cubes and supports various platforms including Java, Android, and Xbox 360. Additionally, players can enhance their experience with texture packs and mods, and popular YouTubers Xephos and Honeydew contribute to the game's community through their channel, 'the Yogscast.'

1. To Read Non-
Technical
Section MINECRAFT
BY TOM BROWN
TECHNICAL
EDITION

2. ABOUT MINECRAFT
• Minecraft is a multiplayer sandbox
building game which enables people to
play as a virtual person and survive a
virtual world full of dangers and usual
resources that can be crafted.

3. CREATOR
• Minecraft was released on the 17th May 2009,
since then other versions have been released,
but the most popular versions are the Alpha
and Beta versions which were released on
June 28th 2010 for Alpha and December 20th
2010 for Beta.
• The official game was created by a Swedish
man called Markus ‘Notch’ Persson who
eventually created Mojang, who are the
present creators for minecraft.

4. SOURCES
• There are many ways to play Minecraft
but all of them require downloading, it
is possible to play an offline edition
which anyone can play but to play
online it requires a username which
must be paid for from the official
Minecraft website.

5. PLATFORM
• The platforms available for this game
requires:
• Java platform
• Java Applet
• Android
• IOS
• Xbox 360

6. IN-GAME MODES
• During the game it is possible to choose
between three modes that all include the
initial game play, they are:
• Survival (Health bar appears, surviving is
the goal)
• Creative (mainly for creating purposes)
• Classic (the old version of the official
game)

7. OTHER
• The game is created entirely out of 3D
cubes with impressive details marked
onto them.
• Simple controls are using the; W, A, S,
D for directional usage and numbers 1-
9 for hot key item manoeuvre and the
ESC and E key.

8. XEPHOS AND HONEYDEW
• These are to of the legendary plays
who play minecraft, they upload videos
that are very popular onto YouTube,
many people describe these two as
‘Absolutely Hilarious!’
• They have a channel called ‘The
Yogscast’

9. VIDEOS
This is a video by
Xephos and Honeydew
which will help you
survive the first night.
As you can see this is
an old version of the
game.

10. TEXTURE PACKS AND MODS
• You are able to download
things called texture packs
which change the graphical
content from the original game
setting.
• Mods are add-ons which give
the game a variety of different
options, items and other
sources.
(TOP) This is the original gaming
graphics.
(BOTTOM) This is the game with a
texture pack installed.

11. PICTURES
These pictures are slight teasers which show you how a
minecraft world would turn out as it randomly spawns
differently every time you log in. To the left there is a
mob, they call creeper, which is one of the many mobs
able to be seen in the world of Minecraft.

12. MINECRAFT
NON-TECHNICAL
EDITION

13. ABOUT MINECRAFT
• Minecraft is a multiplayer game which
lets a player create a whole virtual life ,
being able to create a house and
explore the virtual land of minecraft.

14. CREATOR
• Minecraft was released on the 17th May 2009,
since then other versions have been released,
but the most popular versions are the Alpha
and Beta versions which were released on
June 28th 2010 for Alpha and December 20th
2010 for Beta.
• The game was created by a Swedish man
called Markus ‘Notch’ Persson who then went
on and created Mojang, who are now the
creators for minecraft.

15. SOURCES
• There are many ways to play Minecraft
but all of them require downloading, it
is possible to play an offline version
which anyone can play but to play
online requires a username which
must be paid for from the main
Minecraft website.

16. PLATFORM
• The platforms available for this game
requires:
• Java platform
• Java Applet
• Android
• IOS
• Xbox 360
• These can all be found on any simple PC
but may require downloading.

17. IN-GAME MODES
• During the game it is possible to choose
between three modes that are all different
but still keep the same characteristics,
they are:
• Survival (Health bar appears, surviving is
the goal)
• Creative (mainly for creating purposes)
• Classic (the old version of the official
game)

18. OTHER
• The game is created entirely out of 3D
cubes with impressive details marked
onto them.
• Simple controls are using the; W, A, S,
D for movement and numbers 1-9 for
item use and the ESC and E key for
pause menu and inventory.

19. Xephos and Honeydew
• These are to of the legendary plays
who play minecraft, they upload videos
that are very popular onto YouTube,
many people describe these two as
‘Absolutely Hilarious!’
• They have a channel called ‘The
Yogscast’ which is viewed by many

20. TEXTURE PACKS AND MODS
• Texture packs change
how the game looks
whilst during game play.
• Mods can be
downloaded to make the
game more exciting.
(TOP) This is the original gaming
graphics.
(BOTTOM) This is the game with a
texture pack installed.

21. THANKS!
• Thank you for watching and I hope this
lets you take a deeper look into the
world of MINECRAFT!
• PLEASE ENJOY THIS PARODY SONG!