Category: Beginner Journey

After I built my first small wooden house in Minecraft, it was time to start filling it with useful things! As a new player, I was excited to make storage chests, a crafting table, furnaces and an actual bed to make my new home work well. Learning how to make these important furnishings was a… Read More

Early Mining Attempts with Wooden Tools After I built my first small house, I knew it was time to make better tools. I wanted to dig more in Minecraft. With just a wooden sword, zombies killed me many times. I knew I needed stone and iron tools to fight better. I wanted to find minerals… Read More

Gathering Materials for My Starter House After surviving my first scary night hiding in a small hut, I was ready to build a proper home that I could really call my own in this blocky world. I knew I needed a lot more raw materials before I could start building my first real house in… Read More

In the last blog update I crafted some basic wood and stone tools, I realized my character was in danger. He needed shelter quickly. Night was coming in the blocky game world. I was scared thinking about the dangers in the dark. It was time to build my first simple shelter using my weak axe… Read More

Spawning in Overwhelmed When I first started playing Minecraft, I did not know how to do anything. I had to learn how to move around and look with the camera. This was hard for me as a beginner. After I learned basic controls, I wanted to get some basic tools and materials to survive. I… Read More

Venturing Into the Unknown When I first started playing Minecraft, I did not know how to control my character or move the camera. I was very excited to explore the big, blocky world, but also nervous because I did not know the basics. Learning how to move and look around was key to being able… Read More

In my previous post, I chronicled the saga of downloading Minecraft for the very first time and finally getting the game ready to play. Now the magical moment had arrived—it was time to dive into my very first Minecraft world! Facing Endless Options I was very confused when I saw the screen to create a… Read More

After hearing so much hype about Minecraft from colleagues over the time I’ve been associated with them, I finally decided it was time to dive in and see what the fuss was about. But first, I actually had to get the game! Here’s the story of my journey downloading and accessing Minecraft for the very… Read More

Beginning the Journey Having just recently started working in game hosting, I’m continuously hearing my colleagues rave about Minecraft and how incredible of a game it is. But despite being around Minecraft servers all the time now, I realized I’ve never actually played Minecraft myself! With my new proximity to Minecraft hosting, it seemed like… Read More