Students, activists, entertainers: Minecraft's global appeal

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Since the first version of Minecraft was released to the public 15 years ago, the block-based world-building game has become a global phenomenon. Around 15 years later, he is a medical student and still deeply devoted to the game.

Since the first version of Minecraft was released to the public 15 years ago, the block-based world-building game has become a global phenomenon. Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP/File

Yang's broadcasts, initially just one on weekends, became so popular that she was able to quit her job and focus on streaming full-time, she told the Yonhap news agency in 2016. "It's a simple and inexpensive game, many people of my generation already have an account on it," he told AFP.Minecraft offers a colossal canvas to build entire worlds for its players to explore, and people have built everything from fantasy homes to highly detailed replicas of real-world structures such as airports.

 

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