Do You Want To Try Putting Out The Great Fire Of London In MINECRAFT

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It was a disaster London had never seen before, which began with a fire in an East End bakery on July 1666.



The fire quickly spread and went on to take over for days, consuming areas of the city and destroying thousands of homes. Wnat spout



Today, players can get an in-person view of the Great Fire of London, thanks to a number of specially-designed maps that can be played in the hit game Minecraft.



Thanks to a variety of maps specifically designed for Minecraft gamers can experience a first-person view of The Great Fire of London.



MINECRAFT FIRE MAPS



The Museum of London created the Minecraft maps to mark 350 years since the start of the blaze.



Players can explore the burning city with a series of mini games.



The second map will show how the fire spread throughout the city. It will be released in the coming months.



Participants will be able relive the Great Fire through a number of mini games as flames blaze in the smoldering world around them.



By playing as a journalist from the London Gazette, whose offices were destroyed by flames on the second day of the fire, players will choose the household items that need to be saved.



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The second map, due to be released next month, will reveal how the fire started in the bakery of Thomas Farriner (pictured) and spread through the city.



Mini games let players relive the Great Fire. They can join fire fighters fighting the flames using traditional tools which include recreations of the 17th Century firetruck (pictured) or leather buckets.



They can then walk through different terrains, including mountains, forests and caves. The players can also fly in the air for a birds-eye view of the surrounding landscape.



With the Oculus Rift, now available, players can enter virtual reality.



Joshua Blair, the museum's digital learning coordinator, stated that the first map of the Great Fire1666 series allowed us to immerse users in London's life and the times of 1666. We were able to recreate the narrow streets and iconic landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral or London Bridge to create the setting for the fire.



He said: "This second map is where you can find the Great Fire story. We hope players enjoy learning about this pivotal moment in the history of London.



According to the creators of the mini-games attract historical figures like King Charles II, Thomas Farriner (whose bakery set the blaze) and Samuel Pepys (a famous diarist who documented the blaze).



The museum's Great Fire 1666 exhibit which is on display until April 2017, features the game.



The new maps will be available to download on Mac and PC starting 2 September.