Since its release in 2011, Minecraft has recorded worldwide sales of over 300 million units, making it one of the best-selling games of all time along with other legendary games such as Tetris and Grand Theft Auto V. The popular sandbox game, which is developed by Swedish game publisher, Mojang, allows players to build 3D worlds with different types of blocks and then explore and craft items within their new world.

Minecraft - a global hit Minecraft is available across several computer operating systems and was more recently released for console. Due to the freedom that is afforded players and the infinite number of ways the game can develop, it still remains popular with fans some eight years after its release. As of April 2021, there were 141 million active players of Minecraft worldwide, more than double the figure from February 2017. The PlayStation 4 version of the game was one of the most downloaded game on the console in 2022.

Minecraft on mobile In an increasingly mobile gaming world, the developers of Minecraft, Mojang, had to find a way to keep their fans happy while they were on the go. As a result, the Pocket Edition of Minecraft was released for both Android and Apple iOS in late 2011. While the foundations of the game remained the same, the mobile version also introduced survival elements and allowed players to engage in multiplayer games across different platforms. The mobile game became an instant hit, generating 99 million U.S. dollars of mobile player revenues in 2022.

Minecraft House is a crowd sourced dataset that collects examples of humans building houses in Minecraft. Each user is asked to build a CraftAssist: A Framework for Dialogue-enabled Interactive Agents house on a fixed time budget (30 minutes), without any additional guidance or instructions. Every action of the user is recorded using the Cuberite server.

The data collection was performed in Minecraft’s creative mode, where the user is given unlimited resources, has access to all material block types and can freely move in the game world. The action space of the environment is straight-forward: moving in x-y-z dimensions, choosing a block type, and placing or breaking a block.

There are 2586 houses in total.

This is release 2.0 of geoOttaWOW, a Minecraft world based on data sets used in geoOttawa. This version was created with Minecraft PC version 1.7.10, using software that supports version 1.7.*, with NBT version 19133. This smaller, improved version of the original release requires around 494Mb of disk space, so it will run on most common devices where Minecraft has been installed. The zip file is a folder that you will need to un-zip in your saves directory.We have given Ottawa a new spin, allowing us to have flat-sided buildings. Be creative and build the Ottawa you want. We have provided you with the base structure, and done all the heavy lifting. Now it’s up to you to fill in the blocks and add some new structures to Ottawa, or tear down the old. Build and explore Roads, Rails, Rivers, and Ottawa’s buildings in this Minecraft world. This version focuses in on the most popular areas of Ottawa in 2017 and those that will change the most in the year ahead. Starting at Ottawa City Hall users can explore the city, and create an Ottawa the way they want it to be. We have even added a few surprises, celebrating Canada 150. Enjoy your fireworks.Most popular locations

Location

 X      Y       Z

Ottawa City Hall
-320 53.0000 -360

Parliament Hill
-744 57.000 -878

National Gallery of Canada -278
50.0000
-1314

Byward Market
-90 49.000 -1084

Rails

1557 48.000 1635

How to Load geoOttaWOW

1. Locate the Minecraft Saves directory

You will first need to locate the saved file in your Minecraft "saves" folder, as that is where downloaded game files like maps are generally stored.

What is the Minecraft "saves" folder, and how do you locate it? The folder is in your directory of Minecraft files. There are a few ways to locate it:

Using the Minecraft Launcher:

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a. Open the Launcher, and select Edit Profile.

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b. Click the Open Game Dir option. "Dir" is short for "Directory."

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c. Your "saves" folder will be in the .minecraft directory.

Using Windows

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a. Open the Start menu and select Run.

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b. Type (without quotes) "%appdata%.minecraft\saves" and hit Enter.

Using Mac OS

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a. Open the Finder.

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b. Select Go and Go to Folder...

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c. When prompted, enter (without quotes) "~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves".

Using Ubuntu Linux

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a. Open the File Manager in your Home directory

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b. In the top menu select GO and Open Location

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c. Type (without quotes) “/.minecraft/saves”

2. Store the Minecraft Map Files

Having located the "saves" folder, you can copy the folder to the "saves" folder.

You can also rename your downloaded map if you like by renaming the folder.

3. Launch Your Downloaded Minecraft Map

If your downloaded map has been saved in the Minecraft "saves" folder, you should be able to select it when you play Minecraft when asked to select a World from your Worlds list.

Update Frequency: Updates should be bi-annual, but will be posted as needed.Contact: GIS Team