Minecraft

Augmented reality (AR) technology has come a long way since Pokémon Go launched in 2016, and now one of the biggest games of the last decade is joining the ranks. Microsoft has announced Minecraft Earth, an upcoming mobile game that brings the blocky construction set into the real world.

Art has always been fundamentally intertwined with technology. In this series we look at the impact of digital technologies on art and how artists are creating entirely novel forms of art using these modern tools. In this instalment we examine the quietly revolutionary world of Minecraft Art.

A Swedish school has made headlines, first at home and then abroad, by making super-popular build-em-up video game Minecraft compulsory for students aged 13.

Minecraft developer Mojang has announced that a free edition of its open-world build-em-up is set for the Raspberry Pi.