{"id":151,"date":"2020-04-15T23:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T23:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2020-06-17T00:29:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T00:29:04","slug":"minecraft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/index.php\/minecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since a young age, Nicholas has had a passion for Minecraft because of the freedom it gives in terms of creativity. Instead of viewing it as an obsolete and childish game, he sees it as a powerful medium that takes his art a new direction. In his collection, you will see a variety of builds, ranging from small homes, to massive stadiums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>2017<br>A self-built Minecraft cruise ship with 12 decks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422-1980x1485.png 1980w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0422.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>View from stern of the ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0427.png 960w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0427-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0427-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Symmetrical brick home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0428.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Modern wooden ranch house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0426.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0426.png 960w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0426-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nicholasvasilescu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0426-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>2018<br>Nose bleed view of an American football stadium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I entered in June 2020 NYC&#8217;s DOE Educational Minecraft contest.  The contest had you redo a public space in Minecraft.  I redid the Brooklyn Navy Yard to make it better for the community.  Here is my video that I submitted in the competition.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_44680\"  width=\"580\" height=\"435\"  data-origwidth=\"580\" data-origheight=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ePWwpZmkr7A?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since a young age, Nicholas has had a passion for Minecraft because of the freedom it gives in terms of creativity. 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