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 | Minecraft, like music, helps alleviate my depression. However, it can sometimes also make me feel lonely. I started building this world ten years ago, and over the course of those ten years, from my childhood to young adulthood, the world has absorbed so much of my life, integrated into the landscapes and cities that dot its regions. It's massive; traveling north to south would take several hours, perhaps even days. I have so many cities in this world. Recently, I've been building in a very remote area of my world, inspired by the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, where I was born and raised—from Oregon to Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. In one way or another, this region is reflected in my world. The only cities in this area are Harlow, Saylor, Elowah, and Razalia, and they're mostly clustered together at the lower end of the mountain ranges I've been creating. Alouette is a small city that's the only exception to this, the others be it small towns. The rest of these mountainous areas remain untouched, standing as a reminder of my childhood trauma and the loss of loved ones while living in the Pacific Northwest. This is how Minecraft makes me feel lonely. But it's subjective; everyone experiences loneliness differently. I wanted to incorporate these landscapes because, at the time, they served as a coping mechanism. When playing in survival mode, with some coding, I set the weather to rain much more frequently than in other areas of my world. If you're interested in playing on this world, it's available for download as Sky Pixel on Planet Minecraft. I'm curious, while playing Minecraft, do you ever feel lonely at times? And if so, how? submitted by /u/octavian_world [link] [comments] |
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