A Validation of Minecraft

UID/HIS/04666/2019The use of world-simulation videogames for cultural heritage (CH) communication presents one of the greatest opportunities for engaging people with the safeguarding of cultural resources. However, not all simulation videogames have the capacity to transmit heritage values efficiently. This article reviews the use of serious and commercial videogames in CH to frame and properly identify characteristics for the selection and assessment of videogames in the context of cultural communication. Based on the analysis of the capacities of videogames to motivate, immerse and represent reality, the videogame Minecraft is identified as one of the optimal solutions to represent and promote engagement with the cultural built environment. As such, the authors assessed the capacity of the videogame Minecraft to be used as an efficient tool to communicate built heritage environments, considering identified criteria on immersion, motivation, and fidelity on simulation.publishersversionpublishe

Implementácia API pre vývoj IVA v Minecrafte

Minecraft je počítačová hra umožňující hráčům v 3D světě složeném z bloků stavět různé struktury, lovit zvířata, těžit materiály a celkově měnit její prostředí. Cílem této práce je vytvořit framework umožňující tvorbu virtuálních agentů (botů), kteří jsou schopni hráči pomoci s jednoduchými činnostmi, například tažení či stavba budov. Framework by měl být snadno použitelný a rozšiřitelný. Součástí práce je také implementace vzorových agentů, kteří dokáží řešit základní úkoly ve hře. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Minecraft is a 3D computer game enabling players living in a Minecraft block world to create structures, hunt animals, mine materials and virtually change the shape of their surrounding environment all together. However some of the aspects of the game can become repetitive and boring. The goal of this thesis is to create a framework enabling the player to develop intelligent virtual agents (or bots) that will help the player with the repetitive tasks (such as mining or building). The framework should be easy to use and should allow for extensions. Part of the thesis is to create a set of example agents solving basic tasks in the game. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Department of Software and Computer Science EducationKatedra softwaru a výuky informatikyMatematicko-fyzikální fakultaFaculty of Mathematics and Physic