Tate creates 3D Minecraft worlds inspired by famous paintings

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LONDON — If a picture paints a thousand words, how many does a Minecraft map generate? British art institution Tate has teamed up with the game's cartographers to create virtual 3D worlds inspired by great artworks.

The environments have been labelled 'Tate Worlds' and will allow players to explore a virtual space based on paintings and sculptures in the Tate Collection.

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The first two, reflecting André Derain's 1906 painting of London, The Pool of London, and Christopher Nevinson's 1920 painting of New York, Soul of the Soulless City, are based on the theme of "Cities." Read more...

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