"Minecraft," Mojang's popular sandbox game, is home to a plethora of innovative projects. Enter a few keywords into YouTube, and you can get access to hundreds of fascinating "Minecraft" playthroughs.

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A new app called DekkoScan could take a lot of the legwork out of building objects in Minecraft. Earlier this week, the app's developer took to Reddit to spread the word about the upcoming iOS ...

Minecraft offers over 600 unique blocks that form the basis of its world, each with distinct behaviors and uses. Key categories include wood, stone, environmental, redstone, and decorative blocks.