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This 8-bit Processor Built in Minecraft can Run its Own Games

Computer chips have become so tiny and complex that it's sometimes hard to remember the physical laws that govern them. They aren't just a bunch of ever-growing numbers. For a concrete (well virtual) example, look up the latest version of a computer processor built exclusively for the Minecraft game engine.



Minecraft builder "Sammyuri" spent seven months building what they call the Chungus 2, an enormously complex computer processor that lives in the Minecraft game engine. This project isn't the first time that a computer processor has been rebuilt within Minecraft however, the Chungus 2 (Computation Humongous Unconventional Number and Graphics Unit) might very well be the biggest and most complex, based on an 8-bit processor with a one hertz clock speed and the capacity of 256 bytes of RAM.



Minecraft processors use the physics engine in the game to recreate the structure of real processors on a macro scale, with materials including redstone dust, torches pistons, repeaters, and other simple machines. To provide a sense of the size of the game, each block in Minecraft is one virtual meter in diameter. Proxylist101 This means it's about the same size as an airplane or a skyscraper if this build could be recreated in the real world.



When connected to an in-game 32x32 "screen" and "controller" (manipulated by a Minecraft player avatar jumping on buttons that are block-sized) The Chungus 2 can play interchangeable 2D games like Tetris, Snake, or even a graphing calculator. Some programs need the Minecraft server to be artificially speeded up to make the processor fast enough to use. Every program is developed virtually in Minecraft and connects to the computer in the same way as an arcade game cartridge that is that is the size of an entire freight train.



The project is an astonishing application of computer science, created in a way that makes its concepts tangible and visible. The video that showcases the Chungus 2 is impressive enough. If you'd like to experience it in action you can download it and run it on your server at mc.openredstone.org. If we wait several years, we could acquire a Minecraft CPU that is powerful enough to run Minecraft, at which the universe is likely to implode.


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