• unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml
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        6 hours ago

        It is a bit confusing.

        Minecraft is a digital simulation of a physical (albeit blocky) world.

        If we treat minecraft as a physical world (one simulated, but that’s beside the point), we can claim that it’s a (simulated) physical simulation.

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        2 days ago

        Yes, calculating with moving parts are how the first computers/calculators worked. Nowadays, you’ll usually see them represented by relay computers, which are usually an educational experiment, or meant to be used in harsh environments where a modern computer couldn’t function properly.