Some time ago I asked myself: with all these great graphics and interactive capabilities of _Mathematica_, what kinds of 3D games can be implemented in it? And the answer which came to mind is [Minecraft classic][1]. The scene in this game is almost static, the [first person view][2] and [controls][3] can be easily implemented, the terrain textures are [freely available][4], and the overall functionality does not seem to be complicated... There is even a related [demonstration][5] on the Demonstrations Project!

So, can Mathematica really handle Minecraft classic game functionality?


 [1]: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Classic
 [2]: http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/q/5649/219
 [3]: http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/q/17557/219
 [4]: https://www.google.by/search?q=minecraft+textures&hl=ru&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=A7QeUe2ZPMnEswaJnICIAQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1174&bih=642
 [5]: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/BlockBuilder/