Converting Files into Minecraft Worlds: A Creative Data Storage Experiment
I explored the idea of encoding any file into a Minecraft world by mapping each byte to a unique block. After filtering out unstable blocks like crops and water, I developed a system to fill chunk columns from bottom to top. The process involved writing custom Rust code to handle the geometry and file headers, overcoming challenges like capacity overflow and flat world layouts to successfully store and retrieve data within the game.
Did you ever want to store the Minecraft movie in Minecraft? No? Too bad, because now you can.
- transcriptase
I have this idea of turning a LLM into a Minecraft world, even if just a massive cube where blocks represent weights or groups of weights. You can chat with the LLM while simultaneously being able to destroy it slowly.
I have no idea whether this is possible or what the result would be after enough blocks or sections were broken or TNTd, but it would make an interesting art project if at all feasible.
- khernandezrt
I swear i saw a video of something very similar to this a couple years ago.
- ajrouvoet
Excellent and (it goes without saying) important work. My only suggestion is to edit a file by… playing Minecraft. Extra points if you make a meaningful edit in survival mode.