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Minecraft timeline

2009

April

• 29 – Infiniminer is released, a game by Zachtronics Industries whose concept mainly inspired Notch for Minecraft. It was regularly updated and became open-source less than a month later.

Birth of Minecraft

May

• 10 – Development of an abandoned game project of Notch, and Infiniminer as bases for the code.
• 13 – Java : First video of "Cave Game", Block placement, first Mobs (Humans) created
• 14 – Java : "Cave Game" renamed to "Minecraft : Order of the Stone" after a suggestion by RinkuHero from The Independant Games Wiki.
• 16 – Java : Early private testing, among TIGSource members
• 17 – First release of the game named shortened to simply "Minecraft".
• 21 – Accounts can now be registered.
• 24 – An official Minecraft Forum is opened.

June

• 1 – Java : First Multiplayer test, Notch starts his new job at Jalbum.
• 8 – Java : Multiplayer released.
• 14 – Java : Custom Skins released.

August

• 4 – Java : First elements of Survival
• 18 – Java : Introduction of Health

October

• 9 – Passwords can now be changed.
• 20 – Beginning of SURVIVAL TEST

December

• 22 – Hayden Scott-Baron becomes the Minecraft Artist.
• 23 – Minecraft for Java passes to Indev development stage (which requires a €5.00  Premium Account to be accessed), introduction of Torches and dynamic lighting.

2010

January

• 13 – Minecraft passes 100,000 registered users.
• 21 – Minecraft can now be gifted to non-premium players.

February

• 5 – Hayden Scott-Baron leaves Minecraft development.
• 27 – Minecraft for Java passes to Infdev development stage, introduction of infinite maps

June

• 1 – Notch gets back to work 100% on Minecraft after a pause after having left his job at Jalbum
• 17 – Minecraft passes 20,000 sales.
• 18 – Minecart system introduced.
• 25 – Dungeons introduced.
• 30 – Minecraft for Java passes to Alpha development stage price raised from € 5.00 to € 10.00.

July

• 9 – Winter Mode introduced.
• 22 – Java : First Survival Mode Multiplayer.

August

• 4 – First release of Survival Multiplayer
• 31 – Minecraftcon, a spontaneous gathering of over 50 fans after a call by Notch, is held in Bellevue, Washington.

September

• 2 – Notch, JahKob and Carl Manneh return from the trip in the U.S– Daniel "Kappische" Kaplan joins the Mojang team.
• 18 – Minecraft becomes free-to-play for the weekend, due to the login server not working correctly.
• 23 – Minecraft Classic is available again on Minecraft.net.

December

• 16 – Gift system revised : the process now uses Gift Codes.
• 20 –price raised from €10.00 to €15.00

2011

January

• 3 – Tobias Möllstam and Carl Manneh join the Mojang team.
• 12 – Minecraft surpasses 1 million sales.

February

• 21 – Updates are now manually triggered.

March

• 2 – Scrolls, Mojang's second game, is announced on The Word of Notch.
• 4 – "Minecraft - Volume Alpha", the soundtrack of the game is released.

May

• 25 –  Minecraft: Pocket Edition on Mojang's site.

June

• 1 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition is first shown on a Youtube video
• 6 – Microsoft reveal Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition at the E3 conference.

July

• 1 – Minecraft passes 10 million registered users.
• 30 – Minecraft T-shirts are made available on Battlefield Heroes for the 30-31 of July week-end only as a form of "neighborly friendly cross-promotion" between DICE and Mojang.

August

• 5 – Notch receives a 15-page letter from Bethesda Softworks, threatening him with a lawsuit if he doesn't change the name "Scrolls" (which is too close to "The Elder Scrolls", according to Bethesda) for his next game. A little while before this.
• 14 – Marriage of Ez & Notch, an extra copy is offered to all people who purchase Minecraft on the 13th and 14th of August.
• 16 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition  officially released (Xperia PLAY only).

September

• 14 – "Adventure Update" released.

November

• 13 – "Sound Update" released.
• 18 – MineCon 2011 is held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Over 4,500 people from 24 countries attend to it. On the same day, Minecraft 1.0.0 for Java edition is officially released, price is now 20.00 €.

December

• 6 – Notch first evokes the possibility of Minecraft-themed LEGO sets as part of the LEGO CUUSOO project.

2012

January

• 18 – As part of the worldwide protest against SOPA, Mojang establishes a blackout on all their sites for the entire day.
• 24 – LEGO announces that the LEGO Minecraft project has passed the 10,000 required votes.

February

• 11 – Alpha 0.2.0 released for Android.
• 15 – LEGO reveals the final design of the first LEGO Minecraft set.
• 17 – Alpha 0.2.0 released for iOS.
• 18 – "Catacomb Snatch", a game developed by Mojang in the span of a weekend as part of a charity project, is released.
• 28 – The 'Bukkit' team officially joins Mojang in order to further develop the Minecraft server software

March

• 12 – The "Elder Scrolls vs. Scrolls" lawsuit has an outcome : Mojang can call their game "Scrolls", but no sequel using this name will be allowed.

May

• 9 – Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition TU1 officially released.

June

• 1 – "Micro World", the first LEGO Minecraft set, is released (coincidentally with Notch's birthday) and available on the LEGO online shop.

July

• 16 –  Skin Pack 1 released. It includes 45 skins inspired by Minecraft, "Halo", "Fable" and "Gears of War" amongst others as well as new skin designs.

August

• 2 – MineCon 2012 is officially announced on a promotional video to be in Disneyland Paris on November 24–25.
• 15 – Notch and Ez divorce.

October

• 24 – Mojang starts the Minecraft Bug Tracker, an online tool that simplifies the communication of found game issues between the players and the developers.

November

• 6 – Minecraft gift cards are available in physical stores in the US. This is the first time Minecraft can be bought without a credit card.
• 24 – MineCon 2012 is held at Disneyland Paris, France.

2013

April

• 1 – Minecraft 2.0 announced as an April Fools joke.
• 5 – Minecraft for Java surpasses 10 million sales.

June

• 10 – Xbox One Edition is announced during Microsoft's press conference at E3.

August

• 6 – MineCon 2013 details were announced.
• 20 – Minecraft was announced for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. The PS4 edition will be released on the same day the PS4 gets released for North America (November 15), and Europe, Australia, and Latin America (November 29).

September

• 2 – Minecraft for Java surpasses 12 million sales.

November

• 2–3 – MineCon 2013 is held at Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

December

• 13 – Minecraft for Java surpasses 13 million sales.
• 17 – Console : Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition 1.0 officially released.

2014

February

• 27 – Minecraft Realms is launched in Nordic countries.

April

• 1 – Villagers have taken over Minecraft.
• 1 – Minecraft Realms is launched in Canada.
• 2 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition released for the Amazon Fire TV.
• 24 – Minecraft Realms is launched in the United States.

May

• 6 – Minecraft Realms is launched in more countries in Asia and Europe.
• 9 – Minecraft Realms is launched in the Oceania region.
• 19 – Minecraft Realms is launched globally in all remaining countries

September

• 4 – Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition officially released.
• 5 – Minecraft: Xbox One Edition officially released.
• 15 – Mojang and Minecraft are acquired by Microsoft for $2.5 billion.

October

• 14 – Minecraft released for PlayStation Vita.

November

• 5 – The founders of Mojang AB – Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér and Carl Manneh – leave the company

December

• 10 – PE : Minecraft: Pocket Edition is released for Windows Phone.

18 – Mojang announced that they will collaborate with Telltale Games to create a new Minecraft spin-off

2015

February

• 2 – Minecon 2015 is announced for July 4–5.
• 4 – Java : Mojang releases the ability to change your Minecraft username.

March

• 12 – Minecraft: Console Edition wins a BAFTA Games Award in the family category.
• 28 – Minecraft wins a Kids' Choice Award for "Most Addicting Game".

May

• 30–31 – Mojang gives away 12,000 2-week Realms trials.

June

• 30 – Minecraft for Java surpasses 20 million sales game called Minecraft: Story Mode.

July.

• 1 – Minecraft wins the first ever BAFTA Young Game Designers Hero Award.
• 4–5 – MineCon 2015 takes place in London.
• 4 – MineCon receives the Guinness World Record for Largest Convention for a Single Video Game.
• 21 – Mojang announces Rob McElhenney as the director for the upcoming Minecraft movie.

August

• 21–23 – Mojang gives away 36,000 2-week Realms trials.
• 26 – Telltale Games announces that Minecraft: Story Mode will be released for the Wii U this fall, making it the first ever Minecraft-themed game to be released on a Nintendo platform.

September

• 3 – Minecraft is nominated for a Golden Joystick Award in the Best Family Game category.

October

• 22 – Minecraft is nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in the Game category.

December

• 7 – Minecraft announced for the Wii U.
• 14 – Realms price reduced to $10.
• 17 – Console : Minecraft: Wii U Edition officially released.

2016

January

• 19 – Minecraft: Education Edition announced.

February

• 2 – Minecraft: Story Mode is nominated a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Video Game. 

April

• 21 – Minecraft: Story Mode is nominated a Google Play Award in the Early Adopter category.

May

• 2 – The Minecraft website received a major design overhaul.
• 20 – Mojang announced a partnership with NetEas  to bring both the Pocket Edition and the Java Edition of Minecraft to China.
• 24 – Price raised from 19.95 € to 23 €.

June

• 2 – Minecraft is sold for all platforms 100 million times and makes the second best selling games.
• 27 – Mojang announces Minecraft: The Movie, the release date for the movie is May 24, 2019 and in 3D and in IMAX.

September

• 24–25 – Minecon 2016 takes place in Anaheim, California.
• 24 – Mojang announces Minecraft: The Island as the first official Minecraft novel.

October

• 27 – Apple CEO Tim Cook announced an edition of Minecraft for the Apple TV, featuring cross-play between that platform and iOS devices, to be released by the end of year 2016.

November

• 1 – Minecraft: Education Edition officially launched.

2017

January

• 13 – Minecraft announced for the Nintendo Switch.
• 18 – Minecraft: Pocket Edition for Windows Phone is no longer supported. There will no longer be any updates.

February

• 2 – Minecraft: Story Mode is nominated a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Video Game, for the second year in a row.

April

• 7 – Closed beta for Chinese version of Minecraft announced in Beijing.

May

• 11 – Console : Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition officially released.

August

• 8 – PC : Open beta for Chinese version of Minecraft was released.
• 8 – Mojang announced MineCon Earth, an interactive live show that can be accessed by anyone for free, and "Official Community Events", smaller Minecon-like events that take place in various regions.

November

• 18 - MineCon Earth event.

December

• ? - Minecraft hits 74 million active players and 144 million total sales.
  

Minecraft introduction essay

Why do you think Minecraft has been a commercial and critical success?

Minecraft is known as being a sandbox computer game, this is due to it representing a child's sandbox in which they can create and build anything they want; imaginative. The structure and concept of the game is open with little restrictions as for what you can do; there is no objectives or goals so you can play and experience the game how you wish to. This allows children to express themselves freely within the game and discover and learn new things. The game is made up of 3-D block objects which are mainly cubed (usually representing a materials such as dirt and lava etc) which players can pick up and move; usually to create a building or world. Players also encounter various non-player characters known as mobs, such as animals, villagers, and hostile creatures to add a real life effect to the game and make it more interesting for players.

Designed by a Swedish programmer Marcus Perrson in 2009 as a project inspired by games such as Dungeon keeper and Infiniminer which heavily influenced the style of gameplay, including the first-person aspect of the game, the "blocky" visual style and the block building aspects. However, unlike Infiniminer, Persson wanted Minecraft to have role play elements.To help develop Minecraft Persson set up a video game company Mojang with the money earned from the game in order for it to reach its full potential.

Minecraft was released first on PC and later became avaliable on consoles including Xbox 360 which players could play on Xbox live as well as PlayStation 3 and 4 and Wii U. It is also available in pocket edition for Android and Apple.

Minecraft had over a million purchases less than a month after entering its beta phase in early 2011. Also, the game had no publisher backing and has never been commercially advertised except through word of mouth.By April 2011, Persson estimated that Minecraft had made €23 million in revenue, with 800,000 sales of the original version of the game, and over 1 million sales of the beta version. In November 2011 before the game's full release, Minecraft beta surpassed 16 million registered users and 4 million purchases. By March 2012, Minecraft had become the 6th best-selling PC game of all time. As of 10 October 2014, the game has sold 17 million copies on PC, becoming the best-selling PC game of all time. As of 10 October 2014, the game has sold approximately 60 million copies across all platforms, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time. On 25 February 2014, the game reached 100 million registered users. As of January 2018, over 144 million copies had been sold across all platforms,making it the second best-selling video game of all time behind Tetris.

Minecraft has been known for the creative freedom it grants players. Critics have praised Minecraft's  crafting system, commenting that it is an important aspect of the game's open and free game play. Most publications were impressed by the game's "blocky" graphics, with IGN describing them as "instantly memorable". Reviewers also liked the game's adventure elements, commenting that the game creates a good balance between exploring and building. The game's multiplayer feature has been generally received favorable, with IGN commenting that "adventuring is always better with friends". It has been regarded as having introduced millions of children to the digital world developing knowledge for a generation.

The popularity of Minecraft has later been showed through spin-off games such as Minecraft:story mode and Minecraft: education mode. This brings a fun way of learning to children and influences them to want to expand their knowledge. Popular forms of social media such as Facebook and YouTube have also played a significant role in helping popularizing it and advertising to others to play.

BBC interview

Radio production and distribution research and homework

The Radio 1 Playlist can make or break bands and musicians, it plays a big part in what gets played on one of the world's most influential music radio stations.

Chris Price is head of music for Radio 1 and 1Xtra, he's responsible for all the music across both stations, his main focus is on the playlist. After 7pm Radio 1 goes specialist and the music is picked by the DJs and show teams. The Radio 1 Playlist makes up the majority of the songs that are played before that in the daytime. Most radio stations have a set playlist, however Chris Price says Radio 1's is unique because it introduces brand new artists right alongside established pop acts.

"As a twentysomething new music lover and on-and-off and radio 1 listener since my teens, I fit bang into the station's target demographic, yet I've begun to find its daytime roster of hits increasingly bland and passé."

When picking songs as part of the playlist the team will research and look into the YouTube views, Soundcloud hits, Shazam ratings, Twitter followers and Facebook likes to evaluate the popularity and success. They sometimes feel they need to play certain 'upcoming bands' music as they otherwise feel they are "pulling the carpet from under their feet". However Radio 1 has a lot of power when helping artists break through by giving them the exposure they need.

Artists that the station has been late to play, such as Drake has been " because their songs are not suitable for daytime radio play", although for the younger demographic this he is one of the biggest trends. In the late 2000s the 'BBC Trust' criticised the station for having too old an audience and said it must focus on getting the average age down to under 30. The Trust promised to monitor Radio 1's listening figures among the 15-29-year-old demographic over the coming years. But despite introducing younger presenters, the average age of a Radio 1 listener is still 32. "Today's 30- to 50-year-olds have lived through just about every genre of music that's ever existed, from the most hardcore metal to hip-hop to dance and house."

In order for Radio 1 to know what to play for 15-29 year olds: "We've got a panel of thousands of young people from the age of 12 to 29 in our overall research group, and we pay a research company to test 400 of them every week. We play them the hooks of 25 current songs, most of which we've played over 100 times, and they tell us which they relate to.

From 6am-10am Nick Grimshaws breakfast show includes special guests which are current and up to date swell as the latest charts music and prizes to win. This is aimed at the younger demographic to keep them interested on their way to school or work. From 10am-12am is the 'live lounge' which includes more urban 'rap' music which is shown to be played when younger children are in school grabbing a different audience. 12am-1pm is the newsbeat show aimed at an older audience which is usually around the time they are on lunch break at work. Throughout the day the schedule changes to suit the demographic listening at that moment based around their everyday lifestyle.

Radio 1 presentation

BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show schedule (08.01.18)

Audience:

- Songs include a mix of the top charts but also new music showing that the audience is more youth and younger so that they like the music. BBC Radio 1 breakfast show differentiate from other Radio stations who stick to a set list of songs and play new music from new artists to see if viewers like it and give new artists a chance.
- The chat features mostly contest chat but also relatable topics that feature banter that entertain viewers. The contest is beneficial to viewers.
- The interaction with viewers is a good feature to attract viewers so they can decide what they want to listen to.
- News is inputted every 30 minutes to keep audiences updated when they tune in.

Timings	What happens...
6:30:00	News and weather
6:30:53	Radio 1 Breakfast show Ident
6:31:16	Nick Grimshaw introduction
6:32:00	Sting (Short Jingle)
6:32:20	Song: Tom Walker - Leave a light on
6:34:57	Song: Ellie Golding - On my mind
6:38:11	Nick talking about coming back after holiday
6:38:34	Song: Wolf Alice - Don't delete the kisses
6:42:11	Nick Welcoming viewers and Fiona. Talk about going back to work.
6:43:22	Talking about the new year and the holiday
6:44:14	Nick references the viewers
6:44:46	Song: En Vogue - Don't let go
6:47:05	Sting and charts reference
6:47:39	Song: Jason Derulo - Tiptoe
6:50:34	Talk about Jan slam competition and previous sporty prizes won. Today's prize is Sam Smith tickets
6:53:52	Song: Ramz - Barking
6:56:53	Nick referencing the Jan slam
6:57:27	News - Steve Holden. includes; Travel, sport, weather and entertainment
7:00:32	Sting
7:00:50	Reference to Jan Slam - In an hour the word that needs to be said when answering the winning phone call will be revealed.
7:01:50	Song: Craig David - I know you
7:04:55	Song: Miley Cyrus - Malibu
7:08:42	Song: Duke Dumont & Gorgon city - real life
7:11:43	Talk of holiday, new years revolutions and the previous prizes with a random caller who picks the next song between choices given
7:15:03	Song: Kanye West - Power
7:18:10	Trailer for a film
7:18:59	Song: J Hus - Bouf Daddy
7:22:00	Jan slam referenced again and question that needs to be answered to win prize; What is the name of Sam Smith's number 1?
7:25:44	Song: Disclosure & Sam Smith - Latch
7:27:42	News with Steve Holden
7:31:13	Song: Mabel - My Lover
7:34:18	Song: Arcade fire - Everything now
7:37:43	Nick and shenade talk about Golden Globes Gossip. (Banter).
7:42:50	Song: Fuse ODG - Boa Me
7:45:41	Sting including 2017 highlights
7:46:18	Song: Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
7:48:51	Reference of competition and talk of on flight films including Dunkirk, Happy feet & Joy
7:52:39	Song: Shawn Mendes - Nothing holding me back
7:54:50	News with Steve Holden
7:57:45	Sting, Nick welcoming viewers & lines closed for today's Jan slam. Word = Lonely
7:59:59	Song: Clean Bandit - Miss you
8:03:02	Song: Coldplay - Clocks
8:06:40	Song: Jax Jones - Breathe
8:09:18	Jan slam: Caller answers with correct word & wins prize. Reference to tomorrow's prize
8:13:11	Song: Rihanna & Calvin Harris - This is what you came for
8:16:46	Nick reveals tomorrow's prize; tickets to Katy Perry, Backstage passes & behind the scenes tour. Contest info and question: What is Katy Perry's 2016 No. 1 single called?
8:21:29	Song: Katy Perry - Firework
8:25:10	BBC soundlist advert
8:25:50	Song: HAIM - Nothing's wrong
8:28:20	what is coming up in today's show
8:28:50	News with Steve Holden
8:32:05	Song: James Arthur - Naked
8:35:43	Song: Diplo & Sleepy Tom - Be right there
8:39:20	Nick and Shenade talk about Golden Globe gossip & celeb gossip including Ed sheeran
8:44:46	Song: Sigrid - Strangers
8:48:09	Sting and Radio 1 app advert
8:48:48	Song: RAYE - Decline
8:51:50	Nick talks about the daily mixtape coming up and his tune of the week...
8:54:40	Song: Justin Timberlake - Filthy
8:58:54	Nick talks about this song, sting, talks about this weeks content.
9:01:37	Song: Ed Sheeran & Eminem - River
9:04:29	Song: Avelino - 1 in a million
9:07:42	Song: MK - 17
9:10:40	Talk about tomorrow's Jan slam including the prize, question, contact info, terms and conditions
9:14:25	Song: Paramore - Fake Happy
9:17:34	Song: Dave - No Words
9:21:11	Sting, Talk about mixtape and January. Talk about his previous plans over the weekend; spin class. Also, his relationship with Fiona
9:25:28	Song: NF - Let you down
9:28:43	Talk about viewer comments
9:29:08	News with Steve Holden
9:32:25	Mixtape: Basement Jaxx - Good luck Kelis, feat. Andre 3000 - Millionaire DJ Fresh - Gold Dust Jay Z - Excuse me  miss Aaliyah - Try again Aloe Blacc - I need a dollar Amerie - 1 thing Kanye West - Touch the sky
10:00:00	End