Minecraft as the interface

01 / What it was

We put a real computer inside Minecraft. Not a toy one: a real terminal on our own machine, a pocket computer you can carry and type into, and in-game monitors that show live web pages.

We started from an existing in-game computer mod, then replaced its pretend computer with the real thing.

02 / How it worked

• A terminal block connected to a real shell and agent session.
• A pocket computer item, so the terminal comes with you.
• Monitors that load real web pages and stay where you put them.
• Copy, paste, highlight, and full colour, like a proper terminal.

03 / What we saw

The first version felt slightly laggy, and nobody wants a laggy terminal. Once typing in the world was instant, it became the interface we kept coming back to.

04 / Where it led

This became Omo Space.