Minecraft: The Building Blocks of Solitude
After choosing the brief ‘Power’, my aim for this project was to showcase the power of the Minecraft soundtrack and how it is a clear example of a familiar tough feeling – solitude. After the full game was released in 2011, Minecraft has had a big impact on a lot of teens and young adults. This video game is full of endless possibilities and places to explore, but it holds such a heavy feeling of longing, nostalgia and reflection, and the soundtrack conveys that exact same emotion.
Within this publication, these emotions and responses to the tracks of Minecraft are highlighted and bought to life through typography, imagery and colour. The book is then split into four main sections with an introduction and conclusion either side. These correlate to emotions within solitude and contain up to three tracks, portraying examples of these feelings. Each track has its own display type and pull-quote which are given room to mirror their sound and power. The fold out in the middle of the book allows for further interactivity and allows the reader to pause, similar to the pauses in the Minecraft soundtrack itself. This publication demonstrates solitude by bringing to life the sound of Minecraft, guiding the reader through difficult feelings and evidencing just how much power the Minecraft soundtrack really has.


