This video, titled ‘Blockworks has built a virtual library in Minecraft to fight censorship’, was uploaded by Dezeen on 2021-09-08 16:07:54. It has garnered 7923 views and 148 likes. The duration of the video is 00:01:16 or 76 seconds.
This one-minute video shows how BlockWorks collaborated with has non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders to build a virtual library to support freedom of speech.
Created as a digital home for political journalism The Uncensored Library was designed by BlockWorks – a collective that specialises in Minecraft-based architecture.
The group worked with Reporters Without Borders to create the library in the Minecraft game, which has over 145 million active players per month, as a space that can be accessed worldwide and is less heavily regulated than other mediums in countries without a restricted press.
This video shows the library rendered in the game.
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