UNOFFICIAL GUIDES Chapter 1 Fans Around the World Have you ever gone adventuring in the amazing world of Minecraft If so chances are good that some of your friends have as well And you may have even made some new friends while playing the game Minecraft Who put it here Every time you start a game of Minecraft it is the beginning of an exciting adventure 4
Many Minecraft fans love to watch their favorite streamers play the game online As one of the best-selling and most beloved video games ever created Minecraft has millions upon millions of players They are located all over the world in just about every country you can think of Some are casual fans They might have heard about the game from friends and decided to give it a try Others are passionate about the game They play it all the time and try to come up with new techniques and strategies They watch videos online of their fellow players in action They are always looking for the next exciting thing Minecraft has to offer As a game based on building things and exploring exploring a huge open world Minecraft offers players more 5
UNOFFICIAL GUIDES freedom and opportunities for creativity than pretty much any other video game in history And what better way to show off amazing Minecraft experiences and creations than to share them with other players From the very beginning Minecraft has been a game with a very active online community In fact it was this online community that helped turn an independent project created by a single developer into a world wide smash hit Inventory crafting In the early days of Minecraft players had to figure out crafting recipes and other parts of the game on their own 6
The Rise of Streaming Today video game streaming is a wildly popular form of online entertainment Millions of fans around the world tune in to services such as Twitch and YouTube to watch their favorite streamers play the latest games As they play streamers often chat with their viewers tell jokes and react to what is happening in their games When Minecraft was first released in 2009 game streaming was not nearly as popular as it is today Twitch the biggest game streaming service today did not even exist at the time However Minecraft videos quickly found an audience and their popularity helped the audience for game streaming to grow rapidly in the following years At first a few players heard about the game online and downloaded it They began building incredible things and posting stories and videos online Other people saw the amazing things being done in Minecraft and decided to try the game for themselves Over time the game’s popularity spread through word of mouth as new players learned about the game from friends and online personalities When Minecraft first came out it did not come with detailed instructions explaining how to play Players had to figure out almost everything for themselves They figured out where different building materials could be found how to craft different gear and which 7 MINECON
