The Port of Hambeck: Book I: The Founding. A Medieval Adventure in Minecraft

By Benjamin Asmussen

The young Lord Occam settles at the mouth of the river Sarum and constructs a castle on an island in the river. Inland, a small settlement begins to take shape, taming the wild land of great forests. Despite hardships, the town grows and attracts both settlers, merchants and villains. Illustrated with images from the game of Minecraft, the Medieval trading post slowly comes to life in a distinctive graphics style.

The book is the result of the inspiration of the great game of Minecraft as well as an attempt to tell stories using the graphics of the game as illustrations. At the same time this story is an experiment of a historian interpreting northern European early Medieval city history in another way than a normal textbook would. The development of the settlement is inspired by the historic cities such as Copenhagen, Lübeck, Hamburg and Stockholm.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Benjamin Asmussen
• Release date: Apr 27, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311965547

Benjamin Asmussen

Benjamin Asmussen is a historian and museum curator living in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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The Port of Hambeck

Book I – The Founding

A Medieval Adventure in Minecraft

By Benjamin Asmussen

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Copyright 2015 Benjamin Asmussen

Minecraft is a registered trademark of Mojang AB, Sweden

Preface

In 2009 a fascinating new piece of game technology by the name of Minecraft was released, created by the Swedish programmer Marcus Persson. This creative game inspired many people and instantly became a succes that only grew with the full version of the game becoming available in 2011.

At first glance Minecraft seems like a simple and somewhat ugly computer game. The game is seen from a first person perspective and begins on a sunny morning in a brand new world. The world is huge, about eight times the size of Earth, so there are plenty of areas to explore. During the 10-minute day, the world is peaceful with animals around the countryside, but at night everything changes. When darkness falls, monsters appear and hopefully you have managed to build a shelter for the night.

Your ability to interact with this world is amazing. You can build tools, cut down trees, dig holes, carve your way through mountains with your pick and build anything you imagine from the resources of the earth. It gives a special kind of satisfaction to look at a house or stronghold knowing that

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