Build the Earth

Build the Earth (BTE) is a project dedicated to creating a 1:1 scale model of Earth within the sandbox video game Minecraft.

Build the Earth
Type of project1:1 scale recreation of Earth in the video game Minecraft
FounderPippenFTS
EstablishedMarch 2020 (March 2020)
Websitebuildtheearth.net

History
Aerial render of the Build The Earth project on a modified Airocean World Map

Build The Earth was created by YouTuber PippenFTS in March 2020 as a collaborative effort to recreate Earth in the video game Minecraft.[1] In a YouTube video, PippenFTS called for prospective participants to recreate man-made structures over a rudimentary model of Earth's terrain.[2][3] A Discord server created to help coordinate the project[4] attracted over a hundred thousand users by April 2020.[5]

Minecraft developer Mojang Studios featured the project on their website on Earth Day 2020.[6] In July 2020, YouTuber MrBeast released a video where he and 50 other people built his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina within the project.[7]

Software

The Build The Earth project primarily depends on two Minecraft modifications to function: Cubic Chunks and Terra++. Cubic Chunks removes Minecraft's limitation on building structures beyond a certain height. Terra++ uses information from geographic data services, such as Google Earth, to automatically generate terrain to ease the building process. The project originally used the Terra 1-to-1 mod instead of Terra++.[4][8] PippenFTS stated that "with the Cubic Chunks mod breaking Minecraft's vertical limitations, we can now experience the Earth in Minecraft, just as it is, with no downscaling of any kind."[4]

References
  1. Cooke, Alex (2020-10-21). "Halifax teen working to 'Build the Earth' in Minecraft". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  2. Clayton, Natalie (2020-03-28). "Minecraft mod recreates the Earth to scale – and now it wants players to fill in the gaps". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. Gault, Matthew (2020-04-02). "Thousands of People Are Building a 1:1 Recreation of Earth in 'Minecraft'". Vice. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. Kent, Emma (2020-03-27). "Someone's built the entire Earth in Minecraft - to scale". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. Cuthbertson, Anthony (2020-04-07). "Tens of thousands of people are building the Earth on a 1:1 scale in Minecraft". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. Dankis, Sofia (2020-04-22). "It's Earth Day Again!". Mojang Studios. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. Aldridge, Bailey (2020-07-06). "North Carolina-based YouTube star MrBeast builds his hometown Raleigh in Minecraft". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  8. Prescott, Shaun (2020-03-30). "A 1:1 scale model of Earth is possible in Minecraft, with mods and your help". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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