And now for a little Minecraft…

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I call it Teotihuacan.

The temples each have a base of 31×31 blocks and a height of 13 blocks, with the topmost level a 7×7 square.  They are spaced kitty corner five blocks diagonally, in a sort of equilateral quadrangle.  The biome is actually a swamp; I added the jungle trees later for effect.

The idea came to me a couple of weeks ago, when I was playing with my toddler nephew.  I built a Mayan step pyramid out of Duplos with him, then figured why not do the same thing in Minecraft?  The first attempt was in survival mode, which took FOREVER, so for this one I decided to go creative.

Overall, I’m rather pleased.  This was my first time playing around in creative mode, and I must say it’s a lot more … creative.  Go figure.

Don’t worry, I’m still writing.  This was just a little diversion to keep me busy between job applications and temp jobs.  The staffing agency has kept me pretty busy until now, so I’m looking for something a little more steady.  Had an interview at J-Dogs today that went pretty well–hopefully, I’ll hear back from them next week.

In the meantime, I’d better get some sleep.  G’night!

By Joe Vasicek

Joe Vasicek is the author of more than twenty science fiction books, including the Star Wanderers and Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus. He claims Utah as his home.

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