Do You Want To Bring Out The Great Fire Of London In MINECRAFT
It was a disaster the likes of which London has never witnessed before, starting when a fire erupted in an East End bakery in July 1666.
The fire quickly spread and went on to burn for days, engulfing areas of the city and claiming thousands of homes.
Today, players can get the first-person perspective of The Great Fire of London, thanks to a variety of specially designed maps that can be played in the popular game Minecraft.
Gamers can enjoy the first-person perspective of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a range of specially made maps which can be played in the hit game Minecraft. Minecraft
MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS
The Museum of London has produced the Minecraft maps to mark 350 years since the blaze started.
A series of mini-games allows players to navigate the city's burning streets.
The second map, which is scheduled to be released in the coming months will detail how the fire began and spread throughout the city.
Through a variety of mini games players will be able recreate the Great Fire as their tongues burn in the blocky world.
Playing as a journalist from the London Gazette, whose offices were destroyed by flames on the second day of the fire, gamers will decide the household items that need to be saved.
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The second map, which will be released next month , shows how the fire spread across the city, starting from Thomas Farriner's bakery (pictured).
Mini games will allow players to experience the Great Fire. They can join firefighters fighting the flames with traditional tools such as replicas of the 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or leather buckets.
They can then walk through diverse terrains, such as caves and forests. minecraft gamemodes can also fly in the air to get an aerial view of the surrounding landscape.
With the Oculus Rift, now available, players can enter virtual reality.
Joshua Blair, the museum's digital learning coordinator, said that the first map of the Great Fire1666 series allowed us to immerse users in London's life and its times in 1666. We were able to reconstruct the narrow streets and iconic landmarks like St Paul's Cathedral or London Bridge to create the setting for the fire.
He said: "This second map is where you'll find the Great Fire story. We hope that our visitors are interested in learning more about this important moment in the history of London.
According to its creators , the mini-games are a draw for historical figures like King Charles II, Thomas Farriner (whose bakery set the blaze) and Samuel Pepys (a famous diarist who wrote about the fire).
The museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibit which runs through April 2017, includes the game.
Players will be able to download the new maps for PC and Mac on September 2nd.