NVIDIA Launches Jubilee Street Party Within Minecraft
It’s time for a Royal party! Today a traditional British street party begins marking the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II – but it won’t be seen on the streets of London, the festivities all take place within a dedicated Minecraft world available for free to download and play now.
The virtual street party will take place at a fully digital recreation of Buckingham Palace and Pall Mall, the capital’s most iconic landmark, built within the world’s most popular video game Minecraft. The stunning creation was brought to life by specialist artist Ushio Tokura and took 650 hours over two weeks to complete using 45 million individual blocks and spans a virtual area of roughly 830,000 square feet
Commissioned by NVIDIA, the street party will give everyone around the world a chance to visit the UK’s iconic capital to be part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and experience a traditional British street party with all the trimmings – all to mark seventy years on the throne of the United Kingdom of Queen Elizabeth II.
The festivities start at Pall Mall in London where crowds will gather next to the royal guards wearing special platinum coloured jackets to mark the occasion. As players move down the Mall, they will be able to see Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial – a monument to Queen Victoria – bathed in glorious sunlight.
Once players have savoured exploring these National landmarks, the celebrations really begin with the traditional British street party laid out for all to enjoy. Decorated with bunting and balloons, a street band will provide musical entertainment as cake, champagne and sandwiches are served. There will also be a number of activities to enjoy, including a game of pin the tail on the corgi.
No party would be complete without fireworks, as Buckingham Palace comes to life with an incredible fireworks and light show that utilises NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX GPU’s (Graphics Processing Unit) and real-time ray tracing to stunningly simulate the physical behaviour of light, enabling reflections, shadows and other realistic lighting effects.
An NVIDIA spokesperson said:
”The Platinum Jubilee is a once in a lifetime occasion for the United Kingdom and we wanted to make sure there was a way for everyone, anywhere in the world, to get involved and experience a traditional British street party! We’re thrilled with how this world has been built, and the results of Minecraft with ray tracing are always astounding. We hope everyone enjoys it !”
The NVIDIA Jubilee street party can be downloaded now from planetminecraft.com for free
