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Isn't online lego just minecraft? My experience of lego in the real world, is just minecraft in the digital world. I'm not really sure what their edge is going

Isn't online lego just minecraft? My experience of lego in the real world, is just minecraft in the digital world. I'm not really sure what their edge is going to be here.

capableweb 5y ago
I guess the biggest differential would be that Lego exists in the real world, while Minecraft is 100% digital. If you build something digital with official parts from Lego, you can build that very same thing in real-life with the very same bricks. Doing something similar with Minecraft would require creating the parts yourself (or buying them in-officially).
- eternityforest 5y ago
  I'm slightly surprised IRL Minecraft isn't a big thing. You'd think there would be a Lego competitor with square blocks, that could stack side-to-side, and everyone would go nuts for it
  - DeltaCoast 5y ago
    A lot of what's fun about Minecraft for me is the physics and crafting. I'm not sure that translates super well to physical alone. If you're willing use your imagination for those parts, Lego does offer Minecraft sets.
    - eternityforest 5y ago
      Some of it could be done through tech. Especially if blocks were decently sized, like 5cm by 5cm. Redstone wouldn't quite work, you'd need wires or pre-stoned blocks, but you could use wireless, or adapt the concept slightly with other things like pneumatics. You could have all the blocks have removable decorative tops, and an inner part with some kind of Lego style grid that can support gears, and have a train of them where you want the redstone power. If you could find enough interesting ways to make blocks customizable you have crafting, especially if it's an open standard you can 3D print. Water would be possible if you just accept a lot of leakage(Make your thing an island and have a pump that recycles faster then it leaks), or your make your pieces fit well. If it got big you could have clubs and contests like we have shared servers. At some point you'd really just need electronic blocks to properly do a lot of this stuff though, and it would probably be hard to pull off.
amelius 5y ago
Perhaps lego=minecraft+merchandise?
- xcambar 5y ago
  Perhaps Minecraft = LEGO - merchandise? The difference being that since Lego was here well before, so Minecraft should be defined from Lego, not the other way around.
lvl102 5y ago
LEGO recently announced partnership with Epic and Sony for its own metaverse.
miriam_catira 5y ago
No, they have a whole STEAM education system, and it's absolutely amazing - except that it doesn't run on Linux, of course. Would be awesome if they would consider working on that... but my kid loves this regardless. It's intro to programming but with Lego :D https://education.lego.com/en-us/ https://education.lego.com/en-us/

Isn't online lego just minecraft? My experience of lego in the real world, is just minecraft in the digital world. I'm not really sure what their edge is going to be here.

capableweb 5y ago

I guess the biggest differential would be that Lego exists in the real world, while Minecraft is 100% digital. If you build something digital with official parts from Lego, you can build that very same thing in real-life with the very same bricks. Doing something similar with Minecraft would require creating the parts yourself (or buying them in-officially).

eternityforest 5y ago
I'm slightly surprised IRL Minecraft isn't a big thing. You'd think there would be a Lego competitor with square blocks, that could stack side-to-side, and everyone would go nuts for it
- DeltaCoast 5y ago
  A lot of what's fun about Minecraft for me is the physics and crafting. I'm not sure that translates super well to physical alone. If you're willing use your imagination for those parts, Lego does offer Minecraft sets.
  - eternityforest 5y ago
    Some of it could be done through tech. Especially if blocks were decently sized, like 5cm by 5cm. Redstone wouldn't quite work, you'd need wires or pre-stoned blocks, but you could use wireless, or adapt the concept slightly with other things like pneumatics. You could have all the blocks have removable decorative tops, and an inner part with some kind of Lego style grid that can support gears, and have a train of them where you want the redstone power. If you could find enough interesting ways to make blocks customizable you have crafting, especially if it's an open standard you can 3D print. Water would be possible if you just accept a lot of leakage(Make your thing an island and have a pump that recycles faster then it leaks), or your make your pieces fit well. If it got big you could have clubs and contests like we have shared servers. At some point you'd really just need electronic blocks to properly do a lot of this stuff though, and it would probably be hard to pull off.

amelius 5y ago

Perhaps lego=minecraft+merchandise?

xcambar 5y ago
Perhaps Minecraft = LEGO - merchandise? The difference being that since Lego was here well before, so Minecraft should be defined from Lego, not the other way around.

lvl102 5y ago

LEGO recently announced partnership with Epic and Sony for its own metaverse.

miriam_catira 5y ago

No, they have a whole STEAM education system, and it's absolutely amazing - except that it doesn't run on Linux, of course. Would be awesome if they would consider working on that... but my kid loves this regardless. It's intro to programming but with Lego :D https://education.lego.com/en-us/ https://education.lego.com/en-us/