{"id":421482,"date":"2020-03-26T12:38:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=421482"},"modified":"2020-04-04T11:21:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T15:21:35","slug":"how-to-make-a-virtual-river-campus-one-minecraft-cube-at-a-time-421482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-make-a-virtual-river-campus-one-minecraft-cube-at-a-time-421482\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a virtual River Campus, one Minecraft cube at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_421682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-421682\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-421682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RRLQuad_3-26-20.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of Rush Rhees Library and Eastman Quadrangle rendered in Minecraft\" width=\"1000\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RRLQuad_3-26-20.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RRLQuad_3-26-20-630x225.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RRLQuad_3-26-20-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-421682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A team of Rochester undergraduates is using the platform Minecraft to create a virtual version of Rush Rhees Library, the Eastman Quadrangle, and other campus spaces, a project to create an online campus while classes take place remotely. (Courtesy of VirtualUR.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Rochester undergraduates join talents to create an online version of iconic campus spaces.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>An idea came to Sean Lee \u201921 during spring break: Since the Covid-19 pandemic has forced University of Rochester students into a virtual world of remote learning, why not create a virtual replica of Rush Rhees Library?<\/p>\n<div class=\"side-right\">\n<h2>Coronavirus update<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/\">The University\u2019s website<\/a> is a way to find guidance and critical information during a rapidly changing situation.<\/p>\n<h2>COVID-19 symptoms or exposure?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coronavirus-update\/\">Find out what to do <\/a>if you or a close contact have symptoms or think you may have been exposed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He turned to Minecraft\u2014a video game that uses 3-D cubes to build virtual structures and mechanisms\u2014and found a team of like-minded students who are combining their talents to create online versions of some of the University\u2019s iconic spaces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy Minecraft a lot, and with social distancing comes some rather crazy and creative ideas,\u201d says Lee, a cell and developmental biology major from Ilsan, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Because of CDC travel restrictions affecting South Korea, Lee is living and studying in a residence hall on the River Campus. From there, he has posted his Minecraft models to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1682519262041977\/permalink\/2287395168221047\/\">Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to hundreds of likes and messages of support and congratulations, he gained a few teammates. Lee discovered through Facebook that three classmates were working on similar Minecraft projects: Serena Flint \u201921, \u201922 (T5), a physics and astronomy major from Barker, New York; Alexander Pavlicin \u201921, an engineering science major from Woodbury, Minnesota; and Kyhl Weber \u201921, a physics major from Merion Station, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The four, who like all undergraduates at Rochester are finishing the semester by taking their classes remotely, have joined forces (virtually, of course) with the goal of bringing the River Campus to those near and far\u2014Minecraft style.<\/p>\n<p>Flint started her independent project \u201cas a coping mechanism to the chaos during spring break.\u201d First up: Crosby and Burton residence halls on the Wilson Quadrangle. \u201cSince I\u2019ve lived in that area every year, I\u2019m very familiar with the layout, and the floor plans are available online,\u201d she says. \u201cIt makes the construction much easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_421612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-421612\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-421612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft7-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"image of Messinger Periodical Room rendered in Minecraft\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft7-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft7-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft7.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-421612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The project to create a Minecraft version of campus includes spaces like Rush Rhees Library&#8217;s Messinger Periodical Room (above) and the Welles-Brown Room. (Courtesy of VirtualUR.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_421632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-421632\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-421632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft9-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of the Welle-Brown Room rendered in Minecraft\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft9-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft9-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minecraft9.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-421632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of VirtualUR.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After seeing that other Rochester students were engaged in similar projects, her goals expanded. \u201cI realized that I could be part of something much larger, and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ve been brought together to achieve,\u201d says Flint, who will continue working on expanding the Wilson Quad.<\/p>\n<p>Weber was studying abroad at the University of York in the UK but was recalled as Covid-19 travel restrictions went into effect. Pavlicin contacted Weber about helping to build a Minecraft version of the Eastman Quadrangle\u2014the site where the now-canceled spring commencement ceremony for students in the College would have taken place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile our original goal was simply to build a familiar space\u2014Rush Rhees Library and the Eastman Quad\u2014for the community to enjoy, we quickly realized other students were also using Minecraft to express their emotions about the loss of a physical semester and the commencement,\u201d Pavlicin says. \u201cWe decided to merge ideas and Minecraft worlds and hold a variety of \u2018virtual commencement\u2019 events to honor the senior class and the incredible resilience of the entire student body during this tough time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pavlicin and Weber created a website <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualur.com\/\">VirtualUR.com<\/a> to update the community on the project. Pavlicin oversees the site and is helping to plan the virtual commencement events. Weber\u2019s \u201cjob\u201d is to finish building the outside shell of Morey, Lattimore, Dewey and Bausch &amp; Lomb halls and add vegetation to the quad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suggested we use the measurement tools in Google Earth to make it look realistic,\u201d Weber says. \u201cBut in some cases, we had to take liberties with building designs since Minecraft blocks are a cubic meter, and some details were too small to capture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Mead, the John M. and Barbara Keil University archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian, provided the students with a set of blueprints for the library and has offered to archive the project once it\u2019s completed.<\/p>\n<p>Lee says building the exterior of Rush Rhees Library took \u201cabout three days of continuous work\u2014including breaks and sleep, of course.\u201d He\u2019s now engaged in creating the vast interior of the library while also managing social media updates of the group project.<\/p>\n<p>The positive responses on Facebook have encouraged the quartet to continue building the campus so many miss\u2014one cube at a time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn less than a week, our project has already received an outpouring of support from the University community,\u201d Pavlicin says. \u201cEverything from architectural drawings to commencement seating charts and programming ideas. Students, alumni, faculty, and staff have rallied together to build community in ways we never thought possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"large-up-3\">\n<div class=\"column\" style=\"padding-left: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-do-you-slow-a-pandemic-420252\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-illustration.jpg\" alt=\"image of coronavirus\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>How do you slow a pandemic?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .9em;\">A University of Rochester health policy expert, physician, and historian, says implementing a modern understanding of epidemiology is key to dealing effectively with pandemics like coronavirus.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"column\" style=\"padding-right: 0px;\"><a 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