Are you Interested in Trying to Put out the Great Fire of London In MINECRAFT?
It was a catastrophe London was never before, beginning with a fire that erupted in an East End bakery on July 1666.
The fire quickly spread, and continued to burn for several days, engulfing vast areas of the city and killing thousands.
The players are now able to get an in-person view of The Great Fire of London, thanks to a range of specially made maps which can be played in the hit game Minecraft.
Gamers are being offered a first person perspective of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a variety of specially made maps which can be played in the popular game Minecraft. Minecraft
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The Museum of London has produced the Minecraft maps to mark 350 years since the blaze started.
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Players can explore the burning city with a series of mini-games.
The second map, which is scheduled to be released in the coming months, will show how the fire started and spread across the city.
Players will be able to revisit the Great Fire through a number of mini games, as flames burn through the world of blocks.
By playing as a journalist from the London Gazette, whose offices were destroyed by the flames on the second day of the fire gamers will pick out the household items that need to be saved.
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The second map, due to be released next month, will show how the fire began at the bakery of Thomas Farriner (pictured) and spread through the city
Mini games allow players to experience the Great Fire. They can join firefighters fighting the flames using traditional tools of their trade, including recreations of the 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or buckets made of leather.
They can then explore various terrains, including forests and caves. For a bird's eye view players can fly in the air.
Players are now able to experience virtual reality, thanks to the game launching for the Oculus Rift.
Joshua Blair, the museum's digital learning coordinator, explained that the first map in the Great Fire1666 series allowed us to take visitors into London's life and times in 1666. We were able recreate the narrow streets and iconic landmarks such St Paul's Cathedral or London Bridge to create the setting for the fire.
He added: "This second map is where you'll discover the Great Fire story. We hope players are interested in learning more about this important event in the history of London.
According to the creators the mini-games draw in historical figures including King Charles II, Thomas Farriner - whose bakery ignited the fire and also the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, who documented the fire.
The museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibit, which is on display until April 2017, includes the game.
Players will be available to download the maps for PC and Mac from 2 September.