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Slayton approached the project by moving outward from humanity's home to the furthest reaches of space: How I Built the Entire Universe in Minecraft
: The project gained viral attention through a YouTube documentary titled "How I Built the Entire Universe in Minecraft" and widespread sharing on Reddit. Build Methodology & Milestones 2022---A-creator-builds-the-entire-universe-in-Minecraft
: To build the "entire known universe" using virtual blocks, starting from a single planet and expanding to cosmic superclusters. Slayton approached the project by moving outward from
: The construction took approximately two months . One month and 15 days were spent on the build itself, with an additional two weeks dedicated to video editing. One month and 15 days were spent on
In October 2022, an 18-year-old creator named Christopher Slayton, better known by his online handle , completed a monumental project to build a scale representation of the entire observable universe within Minecraft . This report outlines the scope, technical challenges, and methods used to achieve this feat. Project Overview
Project Report: Recreating the Observable Universe in Minecraft
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