I still remember the first time I played Minecraft I went a better fox and when I clicked on it it flashed red and run away I realized the only interaction you can have with animals in the game is to turn them into food or some other kind of consumable the ideology behind minecraft Is very neoliberal in the sense that Nature has seen as an infinity of standing reserves a commodification to mind exploit consume and use to produce it’s especially difficult to do the ethical thing when the systems on which you must function reward violent annihilate ik behavior even forcing her Rights in places where we don’t belong I learned recently that it’s possible to modify some of Minecraft code at least to some extent so I thought can I create a sort of safe space a kind of escape an alternative reality within the capitalist world of Minecraft where everything is not just a resource waiting to be mine Video Information
This video, titled ‘Let’s Create Alternate Realities within Minecraft’s Capitalist World Making System!’, was uploaded by biancarague on 2019-10-07 20:05:35. It has garnered 94 views and 1 likes. The duration of the video is 00:01:53 or 113 seconds.
Games like Minecraft are not just a blank slate where players can create worlds. Players world-make within a certain framework and encoded game mechanics. As Minecraft rewards players for subverting the other inhabitants of the game world for their consumption, players participate in a larger media ecology that honors a neoliberal worldview.
As social and environmental issues grow increasingly dire, let us ask ourselves, if it’s possible to modify Minecraft’s code, in what ways can we hack our real socio-economic systems and create pockets of alternative realities in which everyone can thrive?
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