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The Gamer Who Hopes To Journey To The Tip Of The Minecraft

Intrepid gamer sets off to seek out the top of the Minecraft world - even though it'll take him 25 YEARS

Kurt Mac has already travelled 700 digital km in the game

Estimates it's going to take him 22 years to complete his journey

Hopes to achieve the 'far worlds' - an area the place the game begins to interrupt down

By Mark Prigg

Revealed: 23:51 BST, 28 January 2014 | Updated: 18:37 BST, 29 January 2014

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Anyone who has ventured into the blocky virtual world of Minecraft rapidly realises the scale of the massively common on-line game.

But for one consumer, finding out precisely how big it is has develop into an obsession.

Kurt Mac hopes to reach the edge of the sport, a murky space solely referred to by the game's creator as 'the Far Lands' - though he expects it to take 25 years.

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Journey to the top of the world: One of many furthest factors in Minecraft reached by Kurt Mac. Jasonotto.net hopes to reach the edge of the sport, a murky space only referred to by the game's creator as 'the Far Lands' - despite the fact that he expects it to take 25 years.

What's MINECRAFT?

Accessible on all the pieces from smartphones to video games consoles, Minecraft is a virtual world made up of sq. blocks of assorted materials.

Gamers can break down and construct buildings by farming and mining.

Every sport generates a model new world populated with a unique configuration of trees, plains and mountains, making it ideal for exploring.

The world continues to routinely generate because the player moves additional away from its centre - although its creators have warned of the Far Lands, the place the game's code may begin to break down.

Mac began his quest three years ago, in March 2011.

He loaded up a brand new game, selected a direction and started strolling - and has lined over 700km since.

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His purpose if to get to and space of the sport Minecraft creator Markus Persson has called the 'Far Lands,' so removed from the center of the world that the game can not assist the scale of the world

Recently, he turned the quest into a walk-a-thon for Child's Play Charity, and has up to now raised over $160,000.

'I started my YouTube series as a standard Minecraft Let's Play, the place I built a settlement, looked for resources and explored the world round my spawn point,' he said.

'After some time I grew impatient and in the 11th episode of the sequence determined to pack some important provides and head West with the aim of reaching these mysterious Far Lands.

One other shot of the journey thus far, revealing snowy peaks.

A map of the journey to date, displaying every rest stop as a block - to this point over 700km has been coated

'I vowed to make my try for the Far Lands with out the help of any mods or cheats, and I have also determined to make the most of the popularity of my expedition and turn it right into a fundraiser for the Kid's Play charity!'

Certainly one of the most important snags to hit the virtual expedition was when Micrcrafts creators removed the Far Lands

'Unfortunately, the Far Lands have been removed from the game when the new terrain generation code was launched in an replace on September 12th, 2011,' he admitted.

Nonetheless, he vowed not to upgrade.

'Concern not, fellow Farlanders! I'll continue the expedition in Minecraft Beta 1.7.Three for as long as I have to!'

So far the Minecraft world has remained stable - however there are fears it could develop bugs as the game's limits approach.

On his journey, Mac is armed with a sword and a pickaxe, and is accompanied by his trusted companion Wolfie, a tamed wolf he present in the sport.

He narrates every episode of his collection.

The collection transformed into a kind of podcast, where the subjects I discuss might have little to do with the journey itself,' he informed the new Yorker.

'In fact, it is at all times thrilling when Minecraft re-grabs my consideration with a perilous cliff, a zombie assault, or a memorable panorama, and i remember the journey I’m on.'

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A Journey to the top of the World (of Minecraft)

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