Virtual Reality and Minecraft


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Minecraft is more than just a video game. It is a phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. In this book, readers will learn how they can use virtual reality technology to explore Minecraft in a whole new way. Includes table of contents, glossary, and index--as well as sources for further reading.




Minecraft: Virtual Reality


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With more than 100 million players around the world, Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time. Its unique design encourages players to use their creativity and problem solving skills to build entire worlds from scratch. In this book, readers will learn how they can use virtual reality technology to explore Minecraft in a whole new way. Includes table of contents, glossary, and index--as well as sources for further reading.




Everything You Need to Master Minecraft Earth


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Minecraft Earth is the worldwide mobile gaming phenomenon. Now you can get ahead of the game with Everything You Need to Master Minecraft Earth, the essential guide to the Augmented Reality spin-off. You don't have to travel far to take your on-screen builds into the real world—learn how to craft amazing structures in your own living room, back yard, and beyond. This unofficial book contains everything you need to master the game, including: - Tips on how to build up your collection of blocks, mobs and rare items by finding Tappables. - Build Plate ideas that will help you to craft incredible small-scale Augmented Reality structures with your friends—before placing them life-size into the real world. - Hints on how to master Minecraft Earth Adventures, in which you can explore a Minecraft AR structure, solve tricky puzzles or battle hordes of Minecraft mobs in the world around you. A complete guide to all the mobs you'll meet, including the new types developed specifically for Minecraft Earth.




Beautiful Minecraft


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With a bit of imagination and a heavy dose of artistic talent, Minecraft blocks can be used to build almost anything. But as you’ll see, some artists are taking Minecraft building to a whole new level. Beautiful Minecraft is a compendium of stunning artwork built in Minecraft. Using millions of blocks and spending hundreds of hours, these artists have created floating steampunk cities, alien worlds, detailed classical sculptures, fantastical landscapes, architectural marvels, and more. The results are simply beautiful.




Current and Prospective Applications of Virtual Reality in Higher Education


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For the last decade, virtual reality has been utilized in diverse fields such as entertainment, medicine, and industry. Recently, virtual reality has been applied in educational settings in order to transform student learning and experiences through such methods as building prototypes using digital devices or exploring new cultures through immersive interactions. Teachers who can incorporate virtual reality into their classrooms can provide their students with more meaningful learning experiences and can witness higher engagement. Current and Prospective Applications of Virtual Reality in Higher Education is a cutting-edge academic research book that provides comprehensive research on the integration of virtual reality in education programs and establishes foundations for course design, program development, and institutional strategic planning. The book covers an overall understanding and approach to virtual reality in education, specific applications of using virtual reality in higher education, and prospects and issues of virtual reality in the future. Highlighting a wide range of topics such as gamification, teacher training, and virtual reality, this book is ideal for teachers, instructional designers, curriculum developers, academicians, program developers, administrators, educational software developers, policymakers, researchers, education professionals, and students.




The World of Minecraft


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Do you know where the inventor of Minecraft got the idea for the game? Explore the history and culture surrounding the Minecraft games, books, and toys. Have fun as you learn strategies for playing the game along with fascinating facts!







Cutting-Edge Virtual Reality


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"Have you ever wanted to live like someone else for a day, or maybe visit Antarctica, or jump inside your favorite video game? With virtual reality, you can do all of these things! This technology can make you feel as though you are having an amazing adventure -- even if you are just sitting in your living room. Learn all about the ins and outs of virtual reality."--Back cover.




First Night


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"Matt Lopez is an ordinary kid. He likes hanging out with his friends, playing Minecraft, and teasing his brother and sister. But when Matt buys a secondhand VR headset at a lawn sale and tries it out one night, he gets a huge surprise: he wakes up in the world of Minecraft! It'll take all his skills and smarts to stay alive, because gathering resources, putting together tools, and creating a safe spot to avoid nighttime monsters is far easier on screen than it is in reality"--Back cover.




Minecraft: The Crash


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When a new virtual-reality version of Minecraft brings her dreams to life, one player must face her worst nightmares. Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She’s more of an act-now, deal-with-the-consequences-later type of person. But consequences can’t be put off forever, as Bianca learns when she and her best friend, Lonnie, are in a terrible car crash. Waking up in the hospital, Bianca is faced with questions she’s not equipped to answer. She chooses instead to try a virtual-reality version of Minecraft that gives her control over a world at the very moment she thought she’d lost it. There she encounters a glitching avatar she believes to be Lonnie. Bianca teams up with Esme and Anton – two kids also playing on the hospital server – to save her friend. Is Lonnie really stuck in the game? And can Bianca help him back to reality?