INTRODUCTION People design things almost every day If you have a new aquarium you might have an idea of what you want it to look like You might plan out how you want to arrange your fish’s furniture or even build a few pieces of your own You’ll have to work with the available space and the necessary equipment like the water filter or heater You might sketch all these ideas out The process of planning building and joining ideas and objects together is called engineering People who do this for a living are called engineers Engineers take ideas through phases They have a dream they brainstorm ideas and they design the best idea they come up with They then prototype and get feedback Depending on the feedback they either redesign the prototype or go back to the drawing board with a new dream or idea You may have found yourself going through a similar process when creating and building in Minecraft Let’s take a look at some ways you can use engineering ideas from real life to improve your building skills in the world of Minecraft 4
There are many different and unique aquariums all around the world 5
Irrigation Ways to Move Water Water is an important part of both the real world and in Minecraft In the real world water is needed for survival It’s needed for growing food and staying clean Not all places in the world have easy access to water Because of this people have been figuring out how to move water from one place to another for thousands of years When water is moved from one place to another to water crops it is called irrigation Irrigation systems were some of the first engineering projects and one of the world’s biggest accomplishments There are specific engineers who work together to think about how projects change the land around them Environ mental engineers work with designers to make sure their actions and creations do not have a negative impact on the environment This collaboration may impact how a prototype is designed Who can you work with to help make environmental decisions in Minecraft 6 CHAPTER ONE
Having an irrigation system both in Minecraft and in the real world is important 7
