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Fun ways to calm the brain
Oct. 24th, 2023 12:55 pm One of my go-to things to do when I need to disconnect from the world (a condition that continues to thrive in today's world) is play Minecraft. For those that don't play, it is a game where you take blocks of things and build stuff. Some versions let you build anything you want with unlimited resources. Some make you collect the resources and some have you fighting off hostile monsters while doing it. You can discover new places and new block types that do interesting things. It is a world of sorts that has various biomes that each have unique features and qualities. A lot of people just like to explore and search for things.
We've had a family server for a good many years now. Prior to the pandemic. and have built up and amassed a large amount of space that we've explored and changed and enjoyed. One of the things that is calming for me is to work on a large project. One time, we built a base within a grove of trees. It is a treehouse high in the air. Another time, I built a large circular "farm" where all of the growable renewable resources have been sourced and brought together where they grow and can be collected and used.
One time we even decided to create a large statue out of copper block of one of the friendly mobs. A chicken! it is huge!
So in light of the world being the world lately, I decided I needed a new project. Something ridiculously large that would require immense resources and time. I had joked some time ago that I wanted to build a replica of the Chartres Cathedral in France. S had already built a Minecraft replica of the labyrinth once before for our Jungle treehouse base, so I asked her to do it again as a focal point for the cathedral, and I opted to attempt to scale everything else accordingly. To say the cathedral is huge would be a bit of an understatement. The labyrinth as designed is about 51 blocks square. It includes all 11 circuits of the original. The inner columns are just slightly outside of it and are about 100 blocks to the ceiling. I'm replicating the arches and details within the vaulted ceiling and also all of the windows. We won't be able to do the detail work of the stained glass, but I figured we'll have a workable approximation. The flying buttresses rise up from the outside. It's really coming along. I'll post pictures soon.
It is a lot of work.. exactly as designed and planned, and I'm enjoying spending the time. Like with other things, it is fun to see the little efforts compound over time to make something big and magnificent!
We've had a family server for a good many years now. Prior to the pandemic. and have built up and amassed a large amount of space that we've explored and changed and enjoyed. One of the things that is calming for me is to work on a large project. One time, we built a base within a grove of trees. It is a treehouse high in the air. Another time, I built a large circular "farm" where all of the growable renewable resources have been sourced and brought together where they grow and can be collected and used.
One time we even decided to create a large statue out of copper block of one of the friendly mobs. A chicken! it is huge!
So in light of the world being the world lately, I decided I needed a new project. Something ridiculously large that would require immense resources and time. I had joked some time ago that I wanted to build a replica of the Chartres Cathedral in France. S had already built a Minecraft replica of the labyrinth once before for our Jungle treehouse base, so I asked her to do it again as a focal point for the cathedral, and I opted to attempt to scale everything else accordingly. To say the cathedral is huge would be a bit of an understatement. The labyrinth as designed is about 51 blocks square. It includes all 11 circuits of the original. The inner columns are just slightly outside of it and are about 100 blocks to the ceiling. I'm replicating the arches and details within the vaulted ceiling and also all of the windows. We won't be able to do the detail work of the stained glass, but I figured we'll have a workable approximation. The flying buttresses rise up from the outside. It's really coming along. I'll post pictures soon.
It is a lot of work.. exactly as designed and planned, and I'm enjoying spending the time. Like with other things, it is fun to see the little efforts compound over time to make something big and magnificent!