Minecraft Markus
7 According to their website, Minecraft was created Fluency Practice
17 by a man named Markus, also known as “Notch.” On Step 1: Minute cold read
26 June first, two-thousand and nine in Stockholm, the & mark your spot!
35 capital city of Sweden, Markus quit his job creating
46 video games for a company so that he could make his Step 2: Read at your
55 own game. This new game that Markus created was own pace!
63 originally called “Cave Game.” The purpose of the
74 game was to move and break blocks in the 3D world Step 3: Word work!
77 Markus had created.
85 Markus made a “survival mode” and a “multiple
Step 4: Read aloud in a
95 player mode” for the game to create more fun and goofy voice!
103 difficult. By two thousand ten (2010), the game was
111 very popular and began winning many video game Step 5: Minute read &
112 awards. mark your spot!
120 Today, players can build anything in the Minecraft
130 game that they can imagine in their minds. Players are
138 now able to even create music using “noteblocks.”
146 One player in particular, Steve, uses YouTube videos
156 to show others the worlds he has created within the
165 game and shares ideas that inspire players around the
166 world.
174 Advances in technology allow players to now build
182 their Minecraft worlds on their computers, and game
183 consoles.
192 Several years ago, Markus passed on his job in
201 Minecraft to someone players know as “Jeb” so that
210 Markus could create his own new games. Maybe his
218 next game will be even more successful than
219 Minecraft.
Word Work
[Link] Markus is a game
developer. Find 6
synonyms for the word
1st Read 2nd Read “develop.”
What are 3 antonyms for
“develop?”
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