"Once upon a time, there was a player...
The player was you."
I remember when the days were longer, the grass was greener, and life was simpler. My cousins and I would huddle around our Xbox to dream. While we were far too young to construct medieval castles or climb the highest mountains, when we played Minecraft we could achieve anything our minds could think of. Minecraft is in essence just a videogame, an amalgamation of 0s and 1s strung together by some guy named Notch. Even though this game from the start was deemed simple and at times boring, people brought it to life, the player brought it to life. There is a reason why so many people from diverse backgrounds come together to express themselves on this platform and it is for the simple reason that Minecraft lets you dream. People dreamt and dreamt. Someone dreamt of a library where censored books could be given to people living in authoritarian states: the Uncensored Library was created. Someone dreamt of a space without rules where dynasties were created and governments were destroyed: 2B2T was created. I dreamt of a second home where all my friends could come together to destroy each other's property and slay an ender dragon: our realm was created.
Minecraft is not just a game. Minecraft is life itself. Like life, Minecraft lets you dream, but dreams are only dreams, it is up to you, the player, to make them realities. And if dreams are kept as dreams they will eventually fade, like life. Minecraft is a game, and games end.
And the game was over and the player woke up from the dream. And the player began a new dream. And the player dreamed again, dreamed better. And the player was the universe. And the player was love.
You are the player.
Wake up.
The player was you."
I remember when the days were longer, the grass was greener, and life was simpler. My cousins and I would huddle around our Xbox to dream. While we were far too young to construct medieval castles or climb the highest mountains, when we played Minecraft we could achieve anything our minds could think of. Minecraft is in essence just a videogame, an amalgamation of 0s and 1s strung together by some guy named Notch. Even though this game from the start was deemed simple and at times boring, people brought it to life, the player brought it to life. There is a reason why so many people from diverse backgrounds come together to express themselves on this platform and it is for the simple reason that Minecraft lets you dream. People dreamt and dreamt. Someone dreamt of a library where censored books could be given to people living in authoritarian states: the Uncensored Library was created. Someone dreamt of a space without rules where dynasties were created and governments were destroyed: 2B2T was created. I dreamt of a second home where all my friends could come together to destroy each other's property and slay an ender dragon: our realm was created.
Minecraft is not just a game. Minecraft is life itself. Like life, Minecraft lets you dream, but dreams are only dreams, it is up to you, the player, to make them realities. And if dreams are kept as dreams they will eventually fade, like life. Minecraft is a game, and games end.
And the game was over and the player woke up from the dream. And the player began a new dream. And the player dreamed again, dreamed better. And the player was the universe. And the player was love.
You are the player.
Wake up.