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Trying To Understand Four-dimensional Minecraft I Froze My Brain   Humans are extremely adept at navigating three-dimensional spaces. This is the way that reality works. But try and add an additional dimension to something as simple as even like Minecraft and things turn into the confusing.      Confusing, then, is how I would describe 4D Miner. It's a free demo on Steam (opens in new tab), developer Mashpoe's extradimensional version of Minecraft is an enormous amount of information to get your head around even after you've completed a brief tutorial that explains the concept of dimensionality through the using the cute frog.      This tutorial will introduce you to the concept of rotating through different dimensions. It will introduce you to the concept of a 2D platformer and help you see how the "slice" is a representation of the larger 3D space. Move the mouse wheel and the slice will turn, changing your 2D perspective.      You can play the game, and you'll see the same concept. just another wordpress site You're exploring a 3D world similar to normal Minecraft. But as you scroll, your "slice" of the wider 4D world rotates, bringing the world against itself. It's confusing since I am still trying to understand how the dimensions relate to one other. One appears to fold the universe within itself, while another hidden plane rotates around it or within it.      As you explore the world from an 3D perspective, you'll have to rotate through the fourth dimension to continue exploring. Things could fall from trees or blocks that are not in your current perspective, caves may unfold into forest valleys, and you may be attacked by terrifying Hyperspiders outside of your current frame of reference.      There are tools available to assist you in navigating your way around the concept of 4D space. Crafting 4D glasses from unknown ore can help you perceive things beyond your narrow perspective, whereas a compass doesn't just let you know where you are but provides a clear picture of how the 4D world is actually constructed.      As of now, 4D Miner is a very basic emulation of Minecraft's mechanics. However, the extra dimension adds a lot of complexity to something so simple as "how can I build a home in a four-dimensional world?" The developer even plays with the idea of four-dimensional multiplayer, which could be an extremely chaotic way to be confused by a friend.      "On the surface, this game may look a bit like Minecraft and the inspiration is undeniable," Mashpoe said in an explainer on YouTube. "But things like building, collecting resources, and even navigating in-game are totally different. This affects pretty much every mechanic of the game.      "I plan to expand this aspect of the game much more in the future, so that most of the new game mechanics and features focus on how the player interacts with the fourth dimension."      Mashpoe tried to kickstart 4D Miner last week but was unsuccessful. He's now moved to Patreon (opens new tab) to keep working on the project. It's difficult to predict whether 4D Miner can stand on its own as a game, or remain a confusing tech demo that's too complicated for its own good.      But I do absolutely want to see Mashpoe's work in 4D space go on. Let me take a quick lie down first because all this dimension-bending has caused me a bit of a headache. 

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