Throughout these years Minecraft remains to be my favourite video game. A 3D block-based video game emerges from an endless world of creativity, and now strives to adapt with our changing society.
Founded in 2017 and still running strong, this is a creative Minecraft server where players plan and build their cities. Multiple cities have sprung up over the years practising different concepts in planning.
As of now, the server network serves as the federal body coordinating the development of cities. It's gone beyond the "hey someone's got a Minecraft server" in secondary schools and the community grows constantly, drawing players from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Night Town, clusters of modern skyscrapers, lively streets, open green spaces all offer a sustainable living environment. We promote transport-oriented planning and walkable cities. Sometimes this is also where politics and military roleplaying takes place.
This is what makes Minecraft so enjoyable. There are virtually no limits allowing us to start everything from the ground up. That also means idealistic concepts of livable neighbourhoods can be practised, such as cycle lanes.
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This is the latest one popping up in 2020. This is part of the global Build The Earth project to recreate the planet under a 1:1 scale. The scaling project presents consistent challenges in maintaining an efficient infrastructure capable of handling all the complex mechanisms. Learn More
With years of effort, the Hong Kong & Macau (HKMU) team is amongst the most active in the world. The team leads globally, particularly in outreach, collaboration and media appearance. It's more than just gaming and putting blocks together but with a mission to promote Hong Kong culture and history through Minecraft. That's the key point of the whole project, where a bit of history always gets told through social media and our education projects.
Minecraft surged in popularity in 2020 and pandemic-inspired projects sprung up, such as the Build The Earth project. Post-pandemic our world has changed massively and Minecraft has emerged back as a way of documenting history, preserving our favourite moments throughout those years.
The original community, mostly growing up in Hong Kong, now lives across the world, from the US to the UK and down under in Australia. More people join from across the world, sharing their part of Hong Kong's identity. The streets and buildings where they live might seem foreign, but hopping into the virtual world of Hong Kong brings back all the old memories and city vibes. The sense of togetherness is further strengthened by a community enthusiastic about putting everything together and proudly living like a HongKonger. We might all live on separate continents, but there's still a place where we make it home.